Meryl Streep says she completely relates to her character in new film Hope Springs.

The Oscar winning actress stars alongside Tommy Lee Jones as a couple who get their spark back after going on a marriage counselling course.

Steve Carrell also stars in the all star cast as the unconventional marriage counsellor in Maine.

With both leads in their sixties it’s unlikely casting for a romantic comedy.

But the film’s director David Frankel says that’s the way the film industry’s going:

Trailer:

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