Forever Young (2023 film)

Forever Young
Directed by	Henk Pretorious
Written by	Henk Pretorius Jennifer Nicole Stang Greg Blyth
Produced by	Cassian Elwes Irfaan Fredericks Llewelynn Greeff Gareth Jones Barend Kruger Jed Tune
Starring	Bernard Hill Diana Quick Stephanie Beacham Julian Glover Amy Tyger Mark Jackson Anna Wolf
Cinematography	Lorenzo Levrini
Edited by	Megan Gill
Music by	Walter Mair
Production company	Dark Matter Studios[1]
Release date	24 June 2023 (2023-06-24)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Forever Young is a 2023 science-fiction-romance film directed by Henk Pretorious and written by Pretorious, Jennifer Nicole Stang and Greg Blyth. It stars Bernard Hill, Diana Quick, Stephanie Beacham, Amy Tyger and Mark Jackson and was released at film festivals on 12 June 2023 and then digitally on 26 January 2024.[2]

Synopsis

Acclaimed author Robyn Smith (Quick) becomes disillusioned with her childless and life with her husband Oscar (Hill) until she stumbles across an old flame (Glover) who has invented a formula that reverses the aging process.

Cast

• Diana Quick as Robyn Smith[3]
• Bernard Hill as Oscar Smith
• Amy Tyger as Robyn Smith (Young)
• Mark Jackson as Jim Petrak (Young)
• Stephanie Beacham as Jane Green
• Anna Wolf as Anna Wolf
• Julian Glover as Jim Petrak (Older)
• Jack Bennett as Dan Jolly Good
• Gilbert Wynne as Ken
• Elizabeth Counsell as Janice
• Cleo Sylvestre as Angela
• Anabela Teixeira as Dr. Benito
• Sidney Kean as Mr. Green
• Seymour Matthews as William
• Alexandra D'Sa as Dr. Richards
• Lucinda Curtis as Celia

Production

The film began production known as Age before being renamed Forever Now,[4] and then again changed to Forever Young just before its theatrical release. Forever Young's official trailer was released on 11 October 2023.[5]

Reception

Forever Young received mixed reviews from critics. Cath Clarke of The Guardian praised Quick's performance, calling it "first rate in a second rate film", while criticising the script, naming it unserious and uninteresting".[6][7] Kevin Maher of The Times, again lauded Quick's role but called the overall plot an "intensely peculiar tale".[8][9]

References

1. "Forever Young". Dark Matter Studios.
2. "Forever Young – BBFC". BBFC. Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
3. Hoggard, Liz (22 January 2024). "Diana Quick: 'It's absurd that people can't choose to end their lives with dignity'". The Telegraph.
4. "Dances with Films: Forever Now". Dances with Films.
5. Wiseman, Andreas (11 October 2023). "Diana Quick & Stephanie Beacham In First Trailer For 'Forever Young', Vision Films Acquires Rights". Deadline.
6. Clarke, Cath (22 January 2024). "Forever Young review– anti-ageing fantasy drama kept alive by magnetic Diana Quick". The Guardian.
7. Glasser, Joyce (26 January 2024). "Diana Quick and Bernard Hill make a loving septuagenarian couple, but the central conceit has to hard to swallow". Mature Times.
8. Maher, Kevin (26 January 2024). "Forever Young review — a borderline misogynistic take on ageing". The Times.
9. "Rotten Tomatoes: Forever Young". Rotten Tomatoes.

External links

• Forever Young at IMDb