Win Win

This 2010 movie is a touching story about a lawyer (Paul Giamatti), who becomes the conservator to a senior for the money and ends up finding himself in the process. The story takes unexpected turns when the senior's grandson shows up and then his estranged daughter. Through the drama that unfolds, the lawyer learns that the retainer fee is the least important aspect of his newly found responsibilities. CLICK HERE for more about the movie.
Review by Tamara Kato, Comfort Keepers

How About You?

Set in a cozy residential home in England, this is a perfect Christmas movie for seniors. An off-beat nurse is isolated to care for four high-maintenance seniors during the Christmas holiday. The seniors behave like prima-donas until they realize that the home is close to shutting down. This is warm, nostalgic, humorous and introspective. Perfect to watch around chestnuts roasting by an open fire.
Review by Raoul Pascual, WYNK Marketing

UP

Pixar doesn't just make movies for children. The movie UP is about a senior citizen named Carl who realizes he can still make dreams come true --- old dreams, with a few adjsutments, can give birth to new dreams. One unique segment is a collection of visual vignettes of Carl's life with his wife --- no words just music. In that short clip, your emotions will fly with laughter and land with tears of reality that life doesn't always play out the way it should. It is a movie that brings you to the world of a senior citizen. A world where life seem to pass them by ... where they no longer make a difference. A beautifully sensitive film of hope and the never ending lessons of life.
Review by Raoul Pascual, WYNK Marketing

On Golden Pond

A classic film about the sunset years starring real life father (Henry Fonda) and daughter (Jane Fonda) and the inimitable Katherine Hepburn. Both Fonda and Hepburn won Oscars for their roles. A visit to the grandparent's summer cottage teaches the grandchild lessons about feuding family dynamics. Jane Fonda envies the relationship that her father develops with her son ... a relationship she had always hoped for. Hidden behind the bickering and unmet expectations is love in its unusual surroundings.
Review by Raoul Pascual, WYNK Marketing

Iris

Synopsis taken from www.imdb.com

Iris, based on the life of revered British writer and philosopher Iris Murdoch, is a story of unlikely yet enduring love. As a young academic, teaching philosophy at Oxford, Murdoch (Kate Winslet/Judi Dench) meets and eventually falls in love with fellow professor John Bayley (Hugh Bonneville/Jim Broadbent), a man whose awkwardness seems in stark opposition to the spirited self-confidence of his future wife. The story unfolds as snippets of time, seen through Bayley's eyes. He recalls their first encounter over 40 years ago, activities they enjoyed doing together, and Iris' charismatic and individualistic personality. These images portray Murdoch as a vibrant young woman with great intellect and are contrasted with the novelist's later life, after the effects of Alzheimer's disease have ravaged her. Murdoch's great mind deteriorates until she is reduced to a mere vestige of her former self, unable to perform simple tasks and completely reliant on her at times frustrated yet devoted husband. Written by kem

A moving and tender depiction of the novelist Iris Murdoch's descent into Alzheimer's Disease, covering the period from just before her marriage to intellectual John Bayley until her death. The film is based on the two books by John Bayley (Iris, Iris & The Friends). Written by Louise Dodds-Ely

Away From Her

Synopsis taken from www.imdb.com

Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. For the first time in the five decades their relationship has spanned, they are forced to undergo a long-time separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay, so they can adjust to their new surroundings. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, Fiona has transferred her affections to another man. The other man is Aubrey, a wheelchair bound mute patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness. Written by Jon C. Hopwood

The Notebook

Synopsis taken from www.imdb.com

The movie starts in a nursing home with Duke reading to an older woman, whose memory is slipping from her more and more everyday. Duke reads the story of two lovers who meet in the south at a carnival. Allie was 17. A city girl from money, and Noah was a country boy. The two spend the whole summer together but Allie is forced to move and go to college although she was willing to give it up for Noah. Noah writes Allie 365 letters and she never gets them. So he restores the house him and ALlie went to one night out of 'labor of love'. Seven years pass and Allie meets and falls in love with a wealthy soldier Lon. When seeing Noah's picture in the paper, Allie is drawn back to him. They spent a few days together and she doesn't want to leave. Allie has to chose between her fiancé and Noah. Written by Stephanie

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