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First Cousin Once Removed

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Poet Edwin Honig struggles with Alzheimer's disease, which caused a loss of memory, language and his past.
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Noel Murray The Dissolve [This] documentary portrait of Honig at the end of his life ... puts the poet's state of constant "now" in the context of the brilliant but sometimes cruel man he used to be. Rated: 4/5 Jun 30, 2014 Full Review Eric Kohn indieWire Using a powerful focal point to manifest the movie's central concerns, Berliner makes his interest in the topic relevant to everyone. Rated: A Sep 23, 2013 Full Review Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times Heartbreaking, haunting and unexpectedly heartening, "First Cousin Once Removed" is an uncommonly moving documentary portrait of a mind in disarray. Rated: 4/5 Sep 20, 2013 Full Review Dan Schindel Movie Mezzanine A haunting, masterfully made, and achingly melancholy portrait of the end of life. Rated: A Feb 9, 2014 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice One of the best documentaries ever made on Alzheimer's which has been called the disease of the century. Rated: 4/5 Dec 11, 2013 Full Review Christopher Campbell Film School Rejects Is capturing a portrait of an artist in mental and emotional decline fair? ... We will probably now remember Honig more for his Alzheimer's than for his healthy life's work. Rated: B Oct 12, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Pretty powerful documentary following the tragic descent of a writer/poet suffering from Alzheimer's. The day to day visits can be both fascinating and terrible to watch due to the swings in mood and behaviour of Honig. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Sensacional documental sobre la vida, y en especial la vejez, de Edwin Honig y de como el Alzheimer acabó con su memoria y con su vida. Increíble la forma en que se muestra el deterioro de Honig, quien pidió y autorizó este documental. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Sensacional documental sobre la vida, y en especial la vejez, de Edwin Honig y de como el Alzheimer acabó con su memoria y con su vida. Increíble la forma en que se muestra el deterioro de Honig, quien pidió y autorizó este documental. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Poet Edwin Honig struggles with Alzheimer's disease, which caused a loss of memory, language and his past.
Director
Alan Berliner
Producer
Alan Berliner, Lisa Heller
Production Co
Experiments in Time, Light & Motion
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 14, 2014
Runtime
1h 18m
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