The Shameless Old Lady

The Shameless Old Lady

You'd better go see it as soon as you can!

Directed by René Allio

Produced by S.P.A.C.

196594 min6.8 / 10

A charming, life-affirming comedy about an elderly widow's liberation and rediscovery of joy through travel and abandon.

Madame Bertini, a newly widowed 70-year-old miser, has lived a sheltered life in squalour. She determines to venture into the modern world and have as much fun as possible, and in doing so finds that she loves it. She blows her life savings, much to the disapproval of the young people around her.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Shameless Old Lady violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does The Shameless Old Lady end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 90% of films.

  • Is The Shameless Old Lady easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Shameless Old Lady scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is The Shameless Old Lady sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

51/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise57

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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