Tonight's Movie: House Calls (1978) - A Kino Lorber Blu-ray Review

HOUSE CALLS (1978), a mid-life romantic comedy featuring the unexpected pairing of Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson, is being released this week on Blu-ray by Kino Lorber Studio Classics.This was my first time to see this film, in which Matthau plays Dr. Charley Nicholas, a recently widowed doctor who is now determined to "play the field" for the first time in his life.Charley briefly does just that, dating a variety of younger women, yet time and again he finds himself drawn to Ann (Glenda Jackson), a smart divorcee closer to his own age. Ann's teenage son, incidentally, is played by Matthau's real-life son, Charlie.Charley initially thinks of Ann as a friend with whom he has common reference points -- and she makes amazing cheesecakes! -- but the relationship quickly, if tentatively, progresses towards romance. Charley must decide if he's ready for commitment again, while Ann, burned by an unfaithful ex-husband, must consider whether she's ready to trust Charley.I found this movie…

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