Disability in Film: Alzheimer's Disease

By: Max

The original list I made was getting pretty chaotic, with an overload of information, so over the next few days/weeks, I’ll be making individual lists, to link to the original list, so that browsing may be easier and less confusing. I thank you for your patience. And, as always, if you have any suggestions, by all means, let me know.

Alzheimer’s disease:
-Gray Sunset (1985)

-Iris (2001) by Richard Eyre
IMDb plot summary: True story of the lifelong romance between novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from their student days through her battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

-The Notebook (2004) by Nick Cassavetes

-A Moment to Remember (2004)

-Thanmathra (2005)

-Black (2005) by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Debraj Sahay is a teacher to Michelle McNally who is both deaf & blind, he meets her as an eight year old, who doesn’t understand anything. She is violent, confused and unable to comprehend her life. Her world is BLACK. Debraj leads her from this darkness and confusion into light and hope, how he makes her discover her an identity, this makes her feel human rather than someone inferior with a disability. He is her teacher, her Guru, the one who leads her from darkness into light. -IMDb Summary by screen

-Away From Her (2006) by Sarah Polley

-My Name is Lisa (2007)
My Name is Lisa is an award-winning YouTube video about a 13-year-old girl and her relationship with her mother, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. The film is embedded below.

-Lovely, Still (2008)
Thanks to JUSTIN H for the recommendation.

-U Me Aur Hum (2008)

-The Alzheimer’s Project (2009)
The Alzheimer’s Project is a four-part documentary that explores Alzheimer’s disease in all aspects, through the points of view of families and medical experts. Featuring Maria Shriver in the episode entitled Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?, The Alzheimer’s project is a landmark documentary on the effects of Alzheimer’s disease on its victims and their families.