Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter
A film by Deborah Hoffmann
Thomas 110
"Unflinchingly honest...a film that will give hope to Alzheimer's caregivers
as well as early-stage Alzheimer's patients,"Marcia Freedman,American Society on Aging
"Hoffmann has made a loving, optimistic and authentic film about her
mother, and the struggles to adjust to the changes wrought by Alzheimer's
disease," William Fisher,Alzheimer's Association, Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
1994
44 minutes
US
Friday April 5
9:30 A.M
With profound insight and a healthy dose of levity, Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter chronicles the various stages of a mother's alzheimer's disease and the evolution of a daughter's response to the illness. The desire to cure the incurable-to set right her mother's confusion and forgetfulness, to temper her mother's obsessiveness-gives way to an acceptance which is finally liberating for both daughter and mother. Neither depressing nor medical, Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter is much more than a story
about Alzheimer's and family caregiving. It is ultimately a life-affirming exploration of family relations,
aging and change, the meaning of memory, and love.
"This is the best film about Alzheimer's disease that I've seen, and I've
seen quite a few...I too would have nominated Complaints of a Dutiful
Daughter for one of the year's best documentaries," Gene Siskel,
Chicago Tribune
