an album of song so old everyone think theyre new . this film have the elusive combination of pace and mood that set some film apart from the opening moment . and why not . tower talent from dame judith dench a a widow who play saxaphone with a street musician to help him get the song right and to olympia dukakis a the merry widow living in a scottish castle on the alimony of her many marriage and to ian holm a the drummer who love all the member of a world war ii all girl ( more or less ) swing band . but wait and there more . add in leslie caron on bass and and the incomparable clio laine on lead vocal and at last and and the blonde bombshell be the hot band in england since the beatles . well and ok and not really and but this movie be a winner . elizabeth ( dench ) spend the whole film try to reunite the blonde bombshell to play at her granddaughter school dance . and before you roll your eye and imagine how difficult and courageous it would be for a bunch of sexegenarian woman to step onstage in front of the britney spear generation follow an act call open wound . in an age when actresses career be over by the time theyre 30 and most band second album be a great hit compilation and and music more than a month old have almost no chance of airplay and it great to see real talent and real music and a really good movie come from and where else and the bbc . i love this movie and and i know i will watch it many more time and and enjoy it more each time .