Curtain Call

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Curtain Call

Centering on the production of a play written by the director of the film for her mother, Curtain Call brings to light a family's fears and struggles concerning aging and independence. The film depicts the "after-stroke life" faced by the seventy-seven-year-old mother and how her stroke changes her relationship with her two daughters. Emotional scenes between the three women reveal the animosity that develops as the daughters' concerns and the demands of their lives conflict with the wishes of their mother. The play is used as a tool to open a real-life dialogue between the playwright and her mother, who fiercely defends her independence, even risking her health. Curtain Call delves into the tenuous territory of how a family attempts to find a balance between the mother's desire to make her own choices and live her life with dignity, and her family's concern for her safety.

DATE: 1995

TOPICS:
Art and Music, Caregivers, Intergenerational, Stroke

CREDITS:
Producer / Director: Michel Jones
Co-Producers: Judy Krupanszky and
White Elephant Productions

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION:
Color
53 minutes

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