Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company

Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company

2005 en 112 minutes

Rating: 6.9

Plot

At Baycrest, an old-age home in Toronto, we follow a social worker as she talks to residents, particularly Max, Claire, Ida, and Rachel. The film opens on Claire's birthday, she's 89; Max, a tiny cheerful man, is her close friend. Rachel is lonesome, missing her son, complaining he rarely visits. Ida relies on memory for her solace. Helen has no memory and doesn't recognize her daughter; her moods swing. Murray keeps his cap on and likes women. Staff members bring medication, provide care, and offer small talk. Memory is fleeting: Claire re-experiences the death of a close companion several times, each time without remembering her previous grieving. Lives are circumscribed

Trailer

Trailer's not available.

Cast

Similar Movies

Spaces

Spaces

cs

September 6, 2020

Dertien Dagen

Dertien Dagen

nl

July 28, 2022

(Im)mortals

(Im)mortals

de

January 22, 2022

Please Remember Me

Please Remember Me

zh

November 17, 2017

Madeleine

Madeleine

fr

March 25, 2023

Unknown White Male

Unknown White Male

en

June 1, 2005

Outliving Shakespeare

Outliving Shakespeare

hy

November 18, 2025

CHSLD

CHSLD

fr

March 13, 2020

Tricky Memory

Tricky Memory

en

January 1, 2016

Methadonia

Methadonia

en

October 6, 2005

Tender

Tender

en

June 22, 2014

Papa

Papa

en

June 16, 2002

Anamnesis

Anamnesis

pt

July 10, 2021

As You Are

As You Are

en

January 20, 2023

Tracing Roots

Tracing Roots

en

October 1, 2014

While The Night Falls

While The Night Falls

es

May 2, 2023

ATAVISM

ATAVISM

en

August 19, 2024

La desmemoriada

La desmemoriada

es

October 13, 2018

Het Muziekmedicijn

Het Muziekmedicijn

nl

September 18, 2025

Dying at Grace

Dying at Grace

en

September 8, 2003