NEW BEGINNERS (DVD)

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• Release Year: 2010
• Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
• Plot: Golden Globe nominee Ewan McGregor (Star Wars I, II, III), Academy Award nominee Christopher Plummer (Inside Man), and Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Bastards) star in Beginners, an uplifting comedy about how funny and transformative life can be. When graphic designer Oliver (McGregor) meets free-spirited Anna (Laurent) shortly after his father (Plummer) has passed away, Oliver realizes just how much of a beginner his is when it comes to long-lasting romantic love. Memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 45 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life, encourage Oliver to open himself to the potential of a true relationship. Inspired by writer/director Mike Mills own father, it's an original lover story that critics cheer is 'smart, poignant and often hilarious!' (Karen Durbin, Elle)
• Cast: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos, China Shavers, Melissa Tang, Amanda Payton, Luke Diliberto, Lou Taylor Pucci, Bambadjan Bamba, Hana Jane, Samuel T. Ritter, Jennifer Lauren, Reynaldo Pacheco, Jodi Long, Bruce French, Leslie Shea, Michael Chieffo, Jennifer Hasty, Rodney Saulsberry, June Sanders, Catherine McGoohan, Terry Walters, Lana Young, Algerita Wynn Lewis, Regina McKee Redwing, Sunday Burke, Patrick Birkett, Sabera Wise, Rafael J. Noble, Jose Yenque, T.G. Cody, Patrick Scott, Ton Suckhasem, Charles Valentino, Seth T. Walker, Michael Laren, Joanna Theobalds, Jessica Elder, Sean Grady, Shelley Robertson, Mike Mills
• Director: Mike Mills
• Runtime: 1:44
• Company: Focus Features, Olympus Pictures, Universal Studios Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie