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Silver Skies is a 2015 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Rosemary Rodriguez and starring George Hamilton, Jack McGee, Barbara Bain, Jack Betts, Valerie Perrine, Alex Rocco and Mariette Hartley.
Silver Skies: Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez. With Alex Rocco, Mariette Hartley, Howard Hesseman, Heather McComb. You can never be too old for new beginnings. A group of eccentric retirees' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Rosemary Rodriguez
- 2016
Sep 22, 2016 · Watch Now. Silver Skies (2016) 09/22/2016 (US) Comedy 1h 35m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. Life still happens! Overview. A group of eccentric retirees' lives are turned upside down when their beloved apartment complex is suddenly sold out from under them. Rosemary Rodriguez. Director, Writer.
- Positive Psychology in Film
- Silver Skies & Positive Psychology
- The Social Intelligence Character Strength
- The Character Strength of Love
- Love and Balance
- Forgiveness and Passion
- Intimacy and Companionship
- Finding Character Strengths in Film
Niemiec and Wedding do an amazing job of highlighting well-distributed auteurs like Robert Altman, Peter Weir, Mike Leigh, Richard Linklater, Wim Wenders, Zhang Yimou, and Steven Soderbergh, who frequently make films that show the human condition and provide stories and characters that help us think about how we can use our character strengths to c...
Nick lives with his best friend, Phil, in an old Sherman Oaks, California, apartment complex. Phil thinks he’s Dean Martin, which we soon learn is because he is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Nick is doing all that he can to keep his best friend in his familiar community and out of an institution. But the owner of the apartment complex...
Silver Skiesis a great example of the character strength of social intelligence. It contrasts the keen social intelligence of Eve and Mickey, a happily married couple, with Ethel, whose character displays a significant underuse of social intelligence. Though Frank adores Ethel, Ethel doesn’t have the social judgment to see that Frank is probably a ...
Psychologist Robert Sternberg writes about theTriangular Theory of Love, which interweaves passion, intimacy, and commitment. Analyzing love portrayed in the films we watch can be a good way of broadening our understanding of the ingredients that go into creating and maintaining positive and loving relationships. Unfortunately, later-life adults ar...
Many of the characters in Silver Skieshave an enduring love for one another, but Eve and Mickey’s marriage is exemplar. They have raised a family together. They are grateful and secure in their love for each other. They spend a lot of time together, and they appreciate and share in each other’s activities. Though they argue and have different chara...
Frank, on the other hand, displays forgiveness. A widower from a long-term marriage, he has experienced being needed and being loved, and he has the social intelligence to understand one of the benefits of forgiveness can be a strong, committed, happy relationship. He doesn’t hold a grudge and he has the character strength to let incidents pass wit...
Nick and Harriet’s relationship illustrates another aspect of Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love: Intimacy and the importance of touch, tenderness, and honesty in a loving relationship. As Nick gently puts his arm around her, Harriet reassures him, “That’s a good start.” The importance of honest sharing and communication as the main ingredients ...
According to The VIA Institute on Characterlove is classified under the virtue of Humanity, which describes strengths that manifest in caring relationships with others. Using film to recognize and build character strengths like love can be a new way of identifying and strengthening our capacity to love and be loved. See if you can spot the characte...
Oct 15, 2015 · Underexposed veteran actors play residents of a doomed apartment complex. A picture espousing the humane treatment of retirees that isn’t able to practice what it preaches, Rosemary Rodriguez ...
Sep 30, 2016 · Synopsis by Violet LeVoit. A group of senior citizens (George Hamilton, Valerie Perrine, Barbara Bain, Mariette Hartley, Jack McGee, and Alex Rocco) enjoy a leisurely lifestyle of golf and free breakfasts in the Los Angeles retirement complex they call home.
