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Still Alice
Live in the moment.
Alice Howland, happily married with three grown children, is a renowned linguistics professor who starts to forget words. When she receives a devastating diagnosis, Alice and her family find their bonds tested.
- Original title
- Still Alice
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $5,000,000
- Revenue
- $44,779,195
CinemaSerf
Mar 19, 2025 · via TMDB
At the ripe old age of fifty, renowned American linguist “Alice” (Julianne Moore) is at the top of her game and looking forward to a married life with three grown up children and a grand-child. Then she starts noticing that she is becoming a little forgetful. Those climbing the stairs then forgetting why you went up in the first place moments start to become more regular. She can’t recall the words for her lectures and presentations, indeed she can’t always even recall the topic she is supposed to be speaking about. These aren’t complete memory blackouts, but they concern her enough to go to doctor who confirms that she has early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her husband (Alec Baldwin) and her children rally around her, they do what they can, but in the end it is the distressing dismantling of a life that Moore presents quite poignantly here as her character’s illness worsens and it’s effects on her family resonate quite profoundly. The children themselves prove quite useful in portraying the differing responses to the illness, with independently-minded daughter “Lydia” (Kristen Stewart) who is already having a tempestuous relationship with her mother being one of the powerful litmus tests offered by auteur Richard Glatzer as they come to terms with the situation. There’s an especially effective scene where she essentially creates a trap-door, or exit strategy, for herself and that illustrates just how difficult it is for someone who’s life has always relied on her cerebral abilities, being gradually eroded to the point where reason becomes something blurred and complicated. It does flirt a little with sentimentality, but for the most part it is a thought-provoking, slightly observational, drama that raised quite a few question about our own mortality.
mattwilde123
Mar 9, 2017 · via TMDB
'Still Alice' is a film that boasts a remarkable central performance from Julianne Moore. It tells the story of a University linguistics professor (Moore) as she is diagnosed a rare form of Auzheimer's disease. Richard Glatzer's direction of the movie can be viewed as a parallel to his own life and personal struggle as he lived with ALS disease. 'Still Alice' is full of emotive shots as the characters show care and support to Moore as she tries to continue juggling her career and family life with the disease. Aspects such as the music and cinematography is given a very straight-forward approach to allow the actors' performances to tell the story and to add a true to life direction. Based on the novel of the same name written by Lisa Genova, the screenplay is very faithfully adapted. The film really focuses on the story and the dialogue between the characters and some scenes and interactions are extremely moving thanks to how well it is written. Julianne Moore is perfect as the main character. She portrays her struggle with the disease with so much inner strength and dignity. Moore is supported by a solid cast such as Alec Baldwin and Kristen Stewart but are outshone by her brilliant performance. Overall, 'Still Alice' is a very good film. It is very touching and moving tale about coping with such a life changing and destructive disease. However, it seems to only be memorable due to Julianne Moore's incredible acting. ★★★½
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Julianne Moore
Alice Howland
Kate Bosworth
Anna Howland-Jones
Shane McRae
Charlie Howland-Jones
Hunter Parrish
Tom Howland
Alec Baldwin
John Howland
Seth Gilliam
Frederic Johnson
Kristen Stewart
Lydia Howland
Stephen Kunken
Dr. Benjamin
Erin Darke
Jenny
Daniel Gerroll
Eric Wellman
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Nursing Home Administrator
Orlagh Cassidy
Primary Care Doctor
Rosa Arredondo
Convention Facilitator
Zillah Glory
Masha (Three Sisters)
Caridad Montanez
Elena
Cal Freundlich
Young Musician
José Báez
Head Waiter (uncredited)
Victoria Cartagena
Prof. Hooper (uncredited)
Takako Haywood
Alzheimer's Conference Attendee (uncredited)
Joanne Perica
Crying Woman (uncredited)
Nancy Ellen Shore
Nurse (uncredited)
Eha Urbsalu
Alice's Mother (uncredited)
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Anton Chekhov
Thanks
Kelly Reichardt
Thanks
Steven Pinker
Thanks
Todd Haynes
Thanks
Tony Kushner
Thanks
Richard Glatzer
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Wash Westmoreland
Director
Allison Estrin
Casting
Declan Baldwin
Co-Producer
Celine Rattray
Executive Producer
Christine Vachon
Executive Producer
Emilie Georges
Executive Producer
Maria Shriver
Executive Producer
Trudie Styler
Executive Producer
Pamela Koffler
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Declan Baldwin
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Matthias Gohl
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Stephen McLaughlin
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