BEGINNERS - A Beautiful Movie

BEGINNERS tells the story of a young cartoonist (Ewen McGregor) who has first learned that his father (Christopher Plummer) is gay and has come out of the closet at the age of 75, and then that his father is dying of cancer.  This is a lovely movie that gently and humorously touches on the changes that have occurred since the mid fifties in gay rights, womens' roles, and the treatment of Jews.  His mother was someone I would love to have known.  But even more it is about the different kinds of love that make up this complicated world.  It was funny and innovative in the camera work, and I have been contentedly thinking about various scenes many times since I saw it.  It's a very good movie.