Inspired by a telephone phishing scam targeting the film director’s grandmother, Thelma imagines an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. Using familiar tropes of the action genre in funny and age-appropriate ways the film renders a portrait of aging with agency, as 94-year-old Thelma tackles a crisis despite the doubts of her family.
Thelma is played by actress June Squib, also 94, in the first leading film role of her 70-year career.
(2024) 97 minutes, PG-13. Comedy, Action. Showing at 6 p.m. on Monday, November 4th in the Library’s Meeting Room. Shown with captions.