The story was much richer than I anticipated. Well-organized, engaging, and a tale that is relevant to pretty much everyone. It was presented very well.

in a society where fidelity seems to be the norm, we "youngins" often look at the older generations, with years of marriage under their belt, and ponder "How can i get THAT?". I agree with other reviewers that this film just solidifies that human nature has not changed all that much. the only difference is that these days we are taught not to deal with the "bs" and love for ourselves. It makes me wonder where we would all be if that mentality had been the standard all these years. This documentary was a wonderful insight into the role assignments and expectations that people have regarding married people. Very well done.

This film took me from thinking the father was heartless, to weeping with joy that he's going to have a happy end to his life with Kitty.

Very brave for their son to make this documentary and to do it in such and objective way.

This documentary was thought provoking in an informative type of way! I'd always viewed older couples who remained together for45+ yrs with awe and amazement, wondering at times what the secret was to that longevity. Watching this is proof that things aren't always what they "appear" to be. The father and mother appeared to be a happily married couple celebrating 50+ yrs marriage, but they were in fact more like room mates, all that time. The mother mentioned that she married her husband based on physical features alone, and I suppose that they assumption was that she would grow to love him over time.Back then times were different.You were expected to marry by a certain age, have children, and raise them together as a family. Whatever indiscretions that occurred ,were kept a secret, or overlooked and the family unit remained in tact for sake of appearance, and children. I believe that the mother wanted , even longed for the affection and touch of her husband, beyond the time that the children were conceived. She was lonely in her marriage, and because her husband was so emotionally detached from her, she sought affection and attention from men outside the marriage! He did the same thing. I believe that he was emotionally attached to his secretary. They spent time talking, about the problems in her marriage,and his as well. They connected, and I think that the affair began many yrs ago,as the wife suspected! That is why he was able to marry so quickly after his wife passed. He was already in love with that woman. Reading the moms diary allowed the children greater insight into what their mom was thinking all those years.Even if she never spoke about it, she documented her thoughts on paper. After reading it the son in particular had a deeper understanding of his parents marriage ,and was able to get some closure. I did however think that it was quite sad that the dad said that he didn't miss the mother.Even if he wasn't in love with her ,he spent 54 yrs as her husband.living under same roof as her! I'd think he'd miss her at least a little. I felt bad for his adult children who probably miss her terribly. I do know that I could never remain in a relationship /marriage lacking love for that period of time. You only cheat yourself & one another of an opportunity to really connect with someone that you might share greater common interest, and who could be your soul mate. They were not soul mates. They were room mates.The marriage was a facade, and that totally blew the smoke of this who fairytale way that many of us spent yrs viewing marriage! It was a great documentary and glad I watched it!