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A Woman Like Me

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Filmmaker Alex Sichel learns how to navigate a terminal disease with grace and humor by creating a fictional character based on herself.
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Jeannette Catsoulis New York Times 10/08/2015
The rambling, uncertain tone engendered by Ms. Sichel's striving to align her Buddhist beliefs with the harsh realities of terminal illness also weakens her story's gravitational pull. Go to Full Review Alan Scherstuhl Village Voice 10/06/2015
In Sichel's inspired conceit, the self-reflexive truth-through-fiction ethos of the Iranian New Wave meets a sensitive documentary exploration of trying to live at the ends of life. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/10/2017 I wish there was more one the actual person who is diagnosed with cancer instead of having the film within the film. That part of the film was far more poignant. See more Read all reviews
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Elizabeth Giamatti

Director

Alex Sichel

Director

Lili Taylor

Anna

Alex Sichel

Screenwriter

Elizabeth Giamatti

Producer

Kirsten Johnson

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Synopsis Filmmaker Alex Sichel learns how to navigate a terminal disease with grace and humor by creating a fictional character based on herself.
Director
Elizabeth Giamatti, Alex Sichel
Producer
Elizabeth Giamatti
Screenwriter
Alex Sichel
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 8, 2016
Runtime
1h 19m
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