On-set photographs with Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay in 45 Years

Beautiful photos from the Norfolk shoot of Andrew Haigh’s rave-reviewed drama 45 Years, starring Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay as an ageing couple whose marriage hits the rocks.

28 August 2015

Charlotte Rampling and Andrew Haigh share a joke on the set of 45 Years (2015) © Agatha A. Nitecka

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Tom Courtenay, Charlotte Rampling and friend

Between takes for the party sequence celebrating 45 years in the marriage of Geoff (Tom Courtenay) and Kate Mercer (Charlotte Rampling)

Rampling prepares for a scene in the Mercers’ kitchen

Andrew Haigh directing his third feature, following Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011)

Courtenay and Haigh on location

Andrew Haigh, Geraldine James and crew in between scenes

Rampling and Haigh read through the script

Rampling and Courtenay, who shared the best acting prize at the 2015 Berlin Film Festival for their portrayal of the increasingly estranged couple

Haigh and his crew filming in the Norfolk Broads

Haigh and Rampling on a misty day in Norfolk

A happy moment on a cold morning

Haigh directs the café sequence with Charlotte Rampling and Geraldine James

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