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30 January 2008 (Belgium)
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A retired police inspector is stricken with Alzheimer's and decides to move into a residential clinic where he is puzzled by the sudden deaths of several patients. full summary | add synopsis
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If you liked Memento, you will like this
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | André Dussollier | ... | Charles Boyer |
 | Marthe Keller | ... | Carole Rothmann |
| Julien Boisselier | ... | Thomas Boyer |
| Chantal Neuwirth | ... | Francine |
| Claire Nebout | ... | Sandra |
| Claude Perron | ... | Béatrice Monnier |
| Laure Salama | ... | Diane |
| Pascal Elbé | ... | Docteur Chenot |
| Aurore Clément | ... | Marie |
| Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus | ... | Louis Brunet |
| Serge Renko | ... | Jérémy |
| Elisabeth Macocco | ... | Hélène |
| Anne-Marie Faux | ... | Claire |
| Philippe Laudenbach | ... | Daniel |
| Olivier Lejeune | ... | Martin Chaffour |
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France:105 min | Germany:104 min (European Film Market)
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Kaiserswalzer opus 437 (La valse de l'empereur)
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Not as exotic as Memento, and not the same kind of movie experience, but this movie explores the other, much more common, memory loss that so many of us will experience, or will watch our loved ones experience.
As his memory worsens and as his ability to distinguish reality from delusion slips away Charles Boyer, former police inspector, thinks he may be seeing something nobody else is. The question is can he make anyone believe him? Can he even convince himself before he succumbs completely and finally to Alzheimer's?
André Dussollier's portrayal of a formally brilliant man losing, it and knowing he is losing it, projects real pain and fear. Its hard to watch him struggle trying to remember, trying to clear his head, to even understand his own notes. Meanwhile all the caretakers, and his own son, treat him like a child and try to medicate him into submission...
This movie is a brilliant exploration of aging, memory, identity, and the inevitable end of life we all face.