Love at First Sight | Sir John Hurt stars in this Oscar® short-listed short film about true love

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Do you believe in love at first sight? This romantically poignant film features wonderful performances from Sir John Hurt and Phyllida Law in an Oscar® short-listed short film.

 

@libbyworkman3459

I had to get to the end of the movie to realize the significance of her introducing herself simply as Ruth. This one tugs at the heartstrings. After the movie was over, I was thinking about it and remembered when Arthur asked her about her husband, she said that he had been her best friend. That’s when I started to cry. It also was wonderful to see the playbill was of the Mousetrap. That is the only way he could’ve played a police detective for 30 years, since the Mousetrap is the longest running play ever in Great Britain.

 

There is more than one story here.

You may have to watch it a few times.........

 

@conniemcclure2962

Beautiful. When Ruth opened the photo album and I realized who Arthur really was, it felt like someone squeezed my heart.

 

@katella

I used to run a care home. We had a couple who had been each other's first love. They were separated by her parents moving out of the country. They met again in our care home, both in their mid 80's, and fell in love again. It was a beautiful thing to see. They had three beautiful years together before the man passed away. She followed him soon after. Old people feel things deeply. Their gentle caring for each other's needs and joyous laughter was wonderful to observe.

 

@heathsavage4852

Just lovely. My dear late father had dementia and was in care. On one of my mother's visits he held her hand and asked her: "Are you my wife?" and when she replied that she was, he beamed the most beautiful smile and said: "I'm glad. You're very pretty."

 

@DiamondLil

My husband was my best friend for 38 years. I lost him suddenly last spring to a massive heart attack. I would give the world and all just to see him one more time, and I so envy this character for being able to spend her final years meeting and falling in love with her best friend again every day for as long as they both live.

 

@1111xyz

Years ago, I worked in a nursing home/hospital painting room's of elderly patients. Many were 100 and over. One in particular would wake up and repeat her wedding vows from when she was married, every single day, like a broken record. Her mind was stuck in this most memorable time of her life which played out every single day until the end of it.

 

@7latnwa

Thank you. This made me cry. It reminded me how precious all of us are. I loved all the people supporting this couple with simple encouragement, as if it's the first time. Without expecting Arthur to be different than where he is at this very moment. The two men at the table. So interesting that the memory that plays over and over for Arthur is meeting his love at first sight. What a lovely story.