Review of If Winter Comes

I'm in the middle of watching this movie, and it's super enjoyable if you love soapy melodramas, as I do, but....the main character, Mr. Sabre is old enough to be the dad of the Deborah Kerr character, and also Angela Lansbury who plays his wife! I'm not noticing any reference to this age difference in the script, so it must be one of those casting choices they considered normal back in the day, like when Fred Astaire was paired with lovely young women like Leslie Caron. This fella has a double chin, a bit of a constant five o'clock shadow, and the wear and tear of a life well lived, while the girls are fresh faced twenty something's! It freaks me out. But this is a quality film and I'm watching it, just the same. The age difference is just a common element of many movies-even newer ones! So I'll just put it aside and enjoy the flick for what it is-escapist melodrama, a favorite of mine, I have to admit.