The Fading of a Sharp Mind
“Still Alice” is the story of 50-year-old Columbia University linguistics professor Alice Howland (Julianne Moore). She and husband John (Alec Baldwin) are happily married, with three grown children. Life is good for Alice until she starts forgetting things. Fearing a brain tumor, she is instead diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a rare form of the disease, which typically strikes much later in life.<br /><br />Gradually, we see Alice slipping away. Initially, she forgets a word or a person’s name or can’t recall details. Later, she becomes disoriented when she goes for a jog along the same route she’s run for years. When her lectures become confusing and students complain, her department has no choice but to let her go. Her family are supportive and thoughtful, though her illness takes a toll on all of them.<br /><br />Learning that her form of the illness is genetic presents another layer of torment for her and the whole family. She feels enormous guilt as she informs the children of the possibility that she passed the defective gene onto them. Now they must decide whether they want to learn if they carry the gene.<br /><br />Director Daniel Barnz chronicles the arc of Alice’s day-to-day struggles to fight back against the disease that’s chipping away at her intellect, memory, independence, and relationships. In its understated approach, the movie shows the tragedy of the illness. The time span is consolidated through editing so that Alice’s degeneration seems even faster than it actually is, making for a dramatic portrait of how unrelenting and cruel Alzheimer’s is.<br /><br />Ms. Moore creates a portrait of the woman at the various stages of her life. We first see Alice as the successful career woman, wife, and mother engaged in life. Later, her lapses are met with a confused look but treated as mere absent-mindedness until the difficulties caused by her increasing cognitive impairment lead her to reveal the diagnosis. The second half of the picture shows Alice in ever-worsening condition, a contrast that brings home how much Alzheimer’s destroys — not only the afflicted person’s memory, but her entire life and relationships with loved ones, who sadly become more strangers than family. Ms. Moore captures the combination of mental loss, sadness, and disorientation in a manner that feels entirely real.<br /><br />Kristen Stewart co-stars as Alice’s youngest child, Lydia, who is pursuing a career as an actor in Los Angeles. There is tension between mother and daughter over Lydia’s career choice. Alice wants her to seek something more stable, while Lydia is passionate about her theatrical pursuits. This conflict is instantly recognizable to any parent who has struggled with how to advise an adult child. Ms. Stewart’s performance is very strong as well as touching, without being cliched or sentimental. We believe her as a person rather than as a plot contrivance.<br /><br />“Still Alice” is a character study that illustrates the unique despair this particular disease can cause. At one point, Alice says she would prefer to have cancer. That’s a disease people understand, and she wouldn’t feel like an outcast.<br /><br />The film doesn’t shy away from real-life problems that arise when a family member has Alzheimer’s. It might seem to load the deck a bit by making Alice a person whose career is based on language, communication, and verbal expression. But if she were a homemaker, a banker, a secretary, or a surgeon, her situation would be no less tragic.<br /><br />Rated PG-13, “Still Alice” is neither depressingly grim nor maudlin. There are lighter moments, though couched in a serious look at a woman losing much of what constitutes her life.<br /><br />Bonus extras on the Blu-ray release include 3 deleted scenes; &#34;Directing Alice,&#34; a look at the director's experience making the film; interview with the film's composer; and &#34;Finding Alice,&#34; a discussion by cast and filmmakers about what went into creating an accurate depiction of Alzheimer's.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Alice Howland (Julianne Moore), happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a diagnosis of Early-Onset Alzheimer's disease, Alice and her family find their bonds thoroughly tested. Her struggle to stay connected to who she once was is frightening, heartbreaking, and inspiring. Also starring Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, and Hunter Parrish..