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A Song for Martin

2001 · 1h 58m · PG-13 Drama, Romance
Directed by Bille August

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Martin, conductor of a symphonic orchestra, meet Barbara, violine player and they start a relationship. Five years later Martin starts to develop loss of memory and becomes more and more confused. Finally he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Barbara tries to help as much as possible although Martin is often angry and violent towards her.

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August ... steers this story to its stirring conclusion with firm lack of sentimentality.

Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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It may sound like a mere disease-of- the-week TV movie, but A Song For Martin is made infinitely more wrenching by the performances of real-life spouses Seldahl and Wollter.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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Full of unforgiving irony and quiet realism, A Song for Martin stands as a powerful and moving achievement.

Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News
Fresh

More honest about Alzheimer's disease, I think, than Iris.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Viveka Seldahl and Sven Wollter will touch you to the core in a film you will never forget -- that you should never forget.

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

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