DVD
REVIEW: HOW TO LIVE FOREVER
6/03/12
Life expectancy in the U.S. is currently 78 years, yet many people are living longer than ever before. What is the secret to a long and meaningful life? Filmmaker Mark Wexler (Tell Them Who You Are) is determined to find out and HOW TO LIVE FOREVER is the culmination of his worldwide trek to investigate just what it means to grow old and what it could mean to really live
forever.
Wexler’s curious and sometimes troubling enquiry into the subject was prompted by the passing of his mother, the receding of his hairline, and the arrival of his AARP card in the mail. What began initially as a study in life-extension evolved into a thought-provoking examination of the meaning of
life.
In HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, Wexler contrasts the wisdom of centenarians, advice of longevity experts and tips from exercise gurus against the surprising insights of funeral directors and food critics. He explores first-hand the viewpoints of delightfully unusual characters — a 101-year-old chain-smoking, beer-drinking marathoner, a laughter yoga expert, a Japanese elder porn star — alongside the opinions of health, fitness and life-extension experts in an engaging way, and he challenges our notions of youth and aging with comic
poignancy.
“There was something exquisitely moving about being in the presence of all my elderly subjects. These were people who’d lived through turbulent times and faced great adversity, yet no matter where they were or what their background, they all shared remarkable grace, humor, and resilience,” Wexler
said.
HOW TO LIVE FOREVER includes entertaining archival film footage and features in-depth interviews with the late fitness guru Jack LaLanne; self-help author and actress Suzanne Somers; authors Ray Bradbury, Marianne Williamson and Pico Iyer; comedy legend Phyllis Diller; TV personality Willard Scott and best-selling author and futurist Ray Kurzweil, among
others.
The film releases on standard digital platforms and DVD on June 5 and on-demand July 1, following a critically acclaimed national theatrical release in 2011. It was an official selection in several film festivals, including the Hawaii International Film Festival and the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
VIDEO:
Widescreen
AUDIO:
Dolby 5.1 and DTS Surround Sound
SPECIAL FEATURES:
Over 30
minutes of deleted Scenes and extended interviews
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