My Life Without Me
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Actor: Amanda Plummer, Deborah Harry, Leonor Watling, Sarah Polley, Scott SpeedmanDVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 106 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-24
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Product features:
- Special Features * The Making of MY LIFE WITHOUT ME * Bonus Trailers * Scene Selections
- Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 * Color * Dolby Digital 5.1
- Mastered in High Definition
Movie Reviews of My Life Without Me
Movie Review: Practical pre-death arrangements
Summary: 5 Stars
This IS a sad movie but a lot less depressing then you expect. Less, but still...heartbreaking. The movie has a very strong life-force atmosphere that helps you end the movie without feeling crushed.
The breaking of your heart does not come due to kitschy scenes but more because of the dreadful situation and the handling of it all (starting from the scene showing the "moment of learning the truth" which is the nightmare of any person I know).
The hardest scene for me was when Ann sits in the car recording messages for her daughters birthdays. She is still very alive but you already feel the hugh absence which is always going to be felt. The heroine is very practical and this makes the movie bearable, as if death is an issue that should be dealt with practically: it's going to arrive, and we better leave everything in order.
Breaking down is also a privilige. You can afford to break down only if there is somone to pick you up. Here the breaking down will be useless, and only leave bad memories. This is how Ann feels and she therefore does not let herself break down. I can also guess that "dying" is Ann's very rare "private" thing, a space she allows to be only her own. She will do what she pleases with her "death knowledge" and this is probably the first thing she has done for herself, which also gives her some sense of control of the situation.
A reason for sorrow are the very modest wishes Ann states and desires to accomplish before she dies. The list is so modest one is sad only to see it ---nothing of the sort of things you would imagine such as travel around the world...etc. Ann knows what she can desire. But this is exactly the power of this movie and the fact that it does not remain only in the realm of someone preparing to death but sort of gives a broader perspective of life. Ann is not a bitter person and does not blame other people, but she does have her regrets.
Sarah Polley is an amazing acress and manages to deliver her difficult role without loosing her credibility.
My only criticism of this movie belongs to the "luck" that suddenly arrives in Ann's life in the form of three very important characters who turn out to be, each and every one of them - just "the right person in the right time". These three people are just so right it seems a little too much...untrue. Ann, the new neighbor is just the perfect stepmother and beyond. She is someone who every mother would want for her children. Another luck is in the form of having discovered in such an early stage of her relationship with our heroine, that she is indeed the right person. The lover - another perfect person coming just at the right moment and doing exactly what he has to do. A third person is the strange, understanding doctor who is exactly what Ann needs at this point in her life.
I wonder if you can call meeting these people luck, but it sure seemed to help Ann to "die in peace". To my regret this "luck" does not always arrive in the right time for most people whose death is far from dignified. This issue seemed to do some harm to the reality and clarity of the movie. -
Summary of My Life Without Me
Sarah Polley stars as Ann, a young wife and mother who's recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness. After vowing to keep her terrible news a secret, Ann begins living with an intensity she never thought possible. With senses heightened and passions rekindled, she quickly begins putting her life in order. Gripping, joyful and sensitive, My Life Without Me is a touching tale for today that challenges us to live as if there were no tomorrow. Sarah Polley (eXistenZ, Sweet Hereafter, Go, Mark Ruffalo (You Can Count on Me, In the Cut),Scott Speedman (Underworld, TV?s Felicity),Deborah Harry (Spun, Blonde).Similar DVD Movies
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