Late Bloomers (2006 film)

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Late Bloomers (German : Die Herbstzeitlosen) is a 2006 Swiss film directed by Bettina Oberli with Stephanie Glaser. It was Switzerland's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. [1] [2] The film was nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film at the 8th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, but lost to The Edge of Heaven . [3]

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  2. Gaydos, Steven; McCarthy, Libby (2008-01-15). "Oscar's foreign film race heats up". Variety . Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  3. "Movies for Grownups Awards 2009 from Bill Newcott of AARP".