Gerontophilia

Gerontophilia (2013)

Gerontophilia [jə-ˌrän-tō-ˈfil-ē-ə] noun - the love or sexual preference for the elderly.

Lake is in a straight relationship with Desiree but finds himself becoming attracted to men at the pool. When he cannot control his desires any longer, he starts working at an adult home and begins a relationship with a much, much older man.

Date of release
2013-08-28
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (90)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Director
Bruce LaBruce

Casting

Interesting facts

Gerontophilia is a 2013 Canadian romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bruce LaBruce and written by LaBruce and Daniel Allen Cox. The film had its world premiere in the Venice Days section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2013, and was screened in the Vanguard section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival.

Production

Bruce LaBruce intended to give Gerontophilia a 1970s atmosphere by shooting the film with an ARRI Alexa whilst using some Zeiss prime lenses from the era.

The film received funding from both Telefilm Canada and SODEC, as well as a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.

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