Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
2026 · 1h 5m
Documentary
Directed by
Dominique Thiéry
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
Vieillir et jouir sans entraves
Overview
One of society’s last taboos is elderly desire, which remains strong for many: half of older adults remain sexual. Advances in medicine and lifestyle mean people in their 70s, 80s, or 90s can still explore and enjoy intimacy. Yet society often ignores this—aged bodies are deemed unattractive, and sexual desire beyond tenderness is stigmatized, sometimes leading to mistreatment in care homes where couples are separated. The documentary Vieillir et jouir sans entraves confronts this taboo. Featuring celebrities and real-life couples—including Francine and Marc (60 years together) and gay couple Jean-Marc and Alain (34 years together)—it explores aging bodies, love, sexuality, and the challenges of libido and illness. The film highlights initiatives supporting sexual expression for older adults, including LGBT-friendly housing and sex-positive care, urging society to rethink its view of aging intimacy.
Director and cast
- Dominique Thiéry Director
- Marina Carrère d'Encausse as Self - Narrator (voice over) / Interviewer
- Pierre Arditi as Self - Actor / Comedian
- Macha Méril as Self - Actress / Writer
- Antoine de Caunes as Self - Actor / Host / Writer / Director
- Laure Adler as Self - Journalist / Essayist / Editor / Producer
- Gérard Hernandez as Self - Actor / Comedian
More films
Some Kind of Heaven (2021)
Documentary · N/A
Behind the gates of a palm-tree-lined fantasyland, three residents and one interloper at America's largest retirement community strive to find happiness.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Director
- Lance Oppenheim
- Cast
- Dennis Dean, Lynn Henry, Anne Kincer
Bettie Page Reveals All (2013)
Documentary · R
The world's greatest pin-up model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution. When she saw the film The Notorious Bettie Page, produced by HBO in 2006, the main person concerned reacted unequivocally: “Lies! Lies!” In a long ...
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Director
- Mark Mori
- Cast
- Bettie Page, Tempest Storm, Dita Von Teese
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny (2026)
Documentary · TV-MA
This documentary revisits the French football team's controversial 2010 World Cup and the bus strike that sparked global headlines and national outrage.
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Director
- Jérôme Fritel, Christophe Astruc
- Cast
- Raymond Domenech, Patrice Evra, William Gallas
Daguerréotypes (1978)
Documentary · N/A
An intimate portrait of the small shops and shopkeepers of the Rue Daguerre in Paris, a picturesque street that has been the filmmaker’s home for more than 50 years.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Director
- Agnès Varda
- Cast
- Rosalie Varda, Lucien Bossy, Leance Debrossian
My Mom Jayne (2025)
Documentary · TV-MA
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Director
- Mariska Hargitay
- Cast
- Jayne Mansfield, Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay Jr.
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
Sutter, a popular party animal, unexpectedly meets the introverted Aimee after waking up on a stranger's lawn. As Sutter deals with the problems in his life and Aimee plans for her future beyond school, an unexpected romance blossoms between them.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Masam Holden
The Circle (2017)
Drama · Science Fiction · Thriller · PG-13
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's ranks, and soon finds herself in a perilous situation concerning privacy, surveillance and freedom. She comes to learn that her decisions and actions will determine the future of humanity.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Emma Watson, Alicia Vikander, Tom Hanks
Smashed (2012)
Comedy · Drama · Romance · R
Kate and Charlie like to have a good time. Their marriage thrives on a shared fondness for music, laughter… and getting smashed. When Kate’s partying spirals into hard-core asocial behavior, compromising her job as an elementary schoolteacher, something’s got to give. But change isn’t exactly a cakewalk. Sobriety means she will have to...
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer
Off the Black (2006)
Drama · R
An aging, disillusioned alcoholic gets a younger friend and wants him to pose as his son at a school reunion.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Director
- James Ponsoldt
- Cast
- Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Rosemarie DeWitt
Comments
Talk about the film with other members