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Reviews

Elegy

By Matt Mazur

Coixet’s examination of age and the natural process of dying are refracted through a spectrum of cultures, ages, experiences and fears that are atypical of contemporary American films. [26 March 2009]

My Life Without Me (2003)

By Cynthia Fuchs

Her capacity for intense focus, as Polley observes, makes Ann seem unusual, 'incredibly efficient and practical'. [23 February 2004]

Ann's decision not to tell seems simultaneously selfless and selfish. [20 November 2003]