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Still Alice is definitely on my 'to read/see' list.
In a similar vein I would recommend the 2006 movie Away From Her about a long married couple dealing with the wife (played by Julie Christie) being institutionalized due to Alzheimer's Disease.
We saw Still Alice yesterday...Julianne Moore was terrific, and certainly deserved her Oscar. I also thought that Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart put in amazing performances.
I can't say I found it depressing...instead, it was very, very sad. Found myself wiping tears from my eyes all through the movie. An observation: Alice was VERY fortunate to have such a supportive family. I thought Loves2Read made a good point in an earlier post with regard to Alice's friends (or lack thereof).
Dear lord, I could not wait for this movie to end. Julianne is excellent, yet I don't think she will top other actors for the Oscar. The movie is extremely sad, and the whole theater (mostly older women) just sat there when it ended, really hoping there would be more to it, and offering a better ending.
Well clearly the academy disagreed with you. I did think she deserved the Oscar and was happy that she won. Of course the movie was sad... It was very realistic and the disease is a very sad one. I think it does a tremendous public service to put out such films. It certainly hit me in my heart.
but ultimately it ended on a somewhat positive note. I don't think I could have handled it in the theater if she was able to carry through with the suicide. I thought it was brilliantly handled.
That speech at the gathering was one of the most moving and thoughtful speeches I've seen in any motion picture.
So I thought it was an insightful movie with wonderful performances by all.
By the way, is it just me, or does it seem like every family you see in the movies are all financially/socially successful people, living in expensive homes and have easy access to medical treatment and vacation homes? I suppose it's more impactful that way, than having some lower income 'nobody' suffer an illness. Just saying.
By the way, is it just me, or does it seem like every family you see in the movies are all financially/socially successful people, living in expensive homes and have easy access to medical treatment and vacation homes? I suppose it's more impactful that way, than having some lower income 'nobody' suffer an illness. Just saying.
Depends what film you see.
Mr. Turner (2014). 1800s house calls.
Mon oncle Antoine (1971). 1940s Canada, grocerers / undertakers.
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