juliettedaum
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Cancer touches so many lives in unique ways and this film captures four individual journeys.
Told in almost real time as the events unfold Julia Roth (Andie MacDowell) arrives at a clinic to begin chemotherapy. She finds three woman in midst of their treatments. They recognise her face for her celebrity but also her pain as their own. Her rollercoaster of emotions coming to terms with the gravity of her diagnosis is understood and forgiven as they have all been there before and they welcome her with open arms to share in their coping mechanisms.
The film is beautifully shot and edited to tell a very real heartfelt story. The use of comedy is not to entertain the audience or even lift the somber mood. It is simply there because life always has its comedic moments. When things are at their worst we always try to find some humour in the situation because without it what would life be?
For me the stand out performances were from Sally Phillips and Miriam Margolyes. Rakhee Thakrar played her character so naturally she could have been a real patient on the ward.
I think this film is told in a true, respectfully representative way for the people who are daily facing cancer, without overly dramatising it. Which I think takes true skill.
Told in almost real time as the events unfold Julia Roth (Andie MacDowell) arrives at a clinic to begin chemotherapy. She finds three woman in midst of their treatments. They recognise her face for her celebrity but also her pain as their own. Her rollercoaster of emotions coming to terms with the gravity of her diagnosis is understood and forgiven as they have all been there before and they welcome her with open arms to share in their coping mechanisms.
The film is beautifully shot and edited to tell a very real heartfelt story. The use of comedy is not to entertain the audience or even lift the somber mood. It is simply there because life always has its comedic moments. When things are at their worst we always try to find some humour in the situation because without it what would life be?
For me the stand out performances were from Sally Phillips and Miriam Margolyes. Rakhee Thakrar played her character so naturally she could have been a real patient on the ward.
I think this film is told in a true, respectfully representative way for the people who are daily facing cancer, without overly dramatising it. Which I think takes true skill.