The Whales of August (1987) Reviews & Ratings

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The Whales of August reviews

The Whales of August holds a 7.0/10 average from 82 TMDB ratings.

When I see this, I cannot help but wonder how much actual acting Bette Davis and Lilian Gish (who made her first film in 1912!) were doing, and how much of their performances were but second nature for two elderly ladies who were simply being themselves in this screen adaptation of David Berry's play. The sisters, now spinsters, spend their summers away from the heat of Pittsburgh in a small cottage on an island off…
— CinemaSerf (7/10)

Two aged sisters reflect on life and the past during a late summer day in Maine.

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