My date night movie of the week is To Dance With the White Dog. It is a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie from 1993. You can watch it free on YouTube.

Gradually, I am adding more and more movies to my “married romance movies” list. This is the latest addition. In the movie, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn play Cora and Sam Peek, an elderly couple who have just celebrated 50 years of marriage. You can tell they are so in love with each other. It’s a tender movie that is clean and yet not cheesy. I’m not going to say much more about it, except to say that it’s a bit mystical. If you can’t handle mysticism because that just isn’t plausible for you, then don’t watch. If you can, then go watch it with your husband. It’s especially grand if you are in the mood for some subtle romance and themes of long-lasting marriage, growing old, maintaining independence when growing old, dogs, and extended family dynamics. Then this will fit the bill quite nicely. Knowing that Ms. Tandy and Mr. Cronyn were married in real life for over 50 years makes the movie even that much sweeter and more beautiful! You can watch the making of the movie below, and even read the book the movie is based on. My favorite quote from the movie: “There are no endings, just new discoveries.”