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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 4 SepteMber 2017
Fonda and Redford wow Venice; she says sex improves with age

By JILL LAWLESS played that young love just doesn’t make enough films
Associated Press getting married and now for older audiences.
VENICE, Italy (AP) — The we’ve played old people’s Fonda said she thought
older stars are shining the love — and old people’s the representation of old-
brightest at the Venice sex.” er people was improving,
Film Festival — and having “Although in my opinion pointing to the Netflix show
much of the fun. Ritesh cut the sex scene “Grace and Frankie,” in
A playful Robert Redford too soon,” Fonda added, which she plays a newly
and Jane Fonda brought referring to director Ritesh single woman.
undimmed glitter to the Batra. “I’ve had three lovers al-
festival on Friday along with Of Redford, she said: “I live ready in that series,” she
their late-life romance “Our for sex scenes with him.” said. “I’m just so happy
Souls at Night.” The 81-year-old Redford we’re giving a cultural face
More than five decades and 79-year-old Fonda to older women. “
after they first shared the each are receiving a life- And she said love and sex
screen, they star in the time achievement award got better with age, “be-
Netflix-produced drama as from the festival Friday. cause, first of all, we’re
widowed neighbors who They are among a plethora braver — what the heck to
forge a relationship. of older stars at the Venice we have to lose? So my skin
Judging by the star-struck fest, which runs to Sept. 9. sags — so does his.”
reaction from Venice audi- Judi Dench, Helen Mirren, The two screen icons say
ences, the chemistry that lit Donald Sutherland and they were thrilled to work
up the 1967 romantic com- Michael Caine are all due together again, and it
edy film “Barefoot in the to make appearances on- shows in the warmth of their
Park” — one of their most screen and on the red car- on-screen relationship. Actor Robert Redford, left, and Jane Fonda pose during the pho-
memorable pairings — re- pet. “I wanted to do another to call for the film “Our Souls At NIght” at the 74th Venice Film
mains strong. Redford produced “Our film with her before I died,” Festival in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 1, 2017.
Fonda said she loves the Souls at Night,” which is Redford said. Associated Press
fact “that these films book- based on a novel by Kent Fonda said her charac-
end our careers.” Haruf. He said he did it in ters were often in love with in love with him again.” again in my almost-80s,”
In “Barefoot in the Park,” part because the youth- Redford’s, and “I wanted “It was fun to kiss him in my she said.q
she told reporters, “we obsessed movie business to see what it was like to fall 20s and then to kiss him