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30 January 2008 (Belgium) more
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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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Cast

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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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Guillaume Canet was considered for the role of Thomas, finally played by Julien Boisselier. more
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Kaiserswalzer opus 437 (La valse de l'empereur) more

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If you liked Memento, you will like this, 30 August 2008
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Author: David Wolfe from United States

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.

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