Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and Company
2005 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 190 VOTES · DIR. Allan King
Overview
At Baycrest, an old-age home in Toronto, we follow a social worker as she talks to residents, particularly Max, Claire, Ida, and Rachel. The film opens on Claire's birthday, she's 89; Max, a tiny cheerful man, is her close friend. Rachel is lonesome, missing her son, complaining he rarely visits. Ida relies on memory for her solace. Helen has no memory and doesn't recognize her daughter; her moods swing. Murray keeps his cap on and likes women. Staff members bring medication, provide care, and offer small talk. Memory is fleeting: Claire re-experiences the death of a close companion several times, each time without remembering her previous grieving. Lives are circumscribed
Dialogue Timeline — 823 lines
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00:58:20 And I don't remember it.
01:00:51 I understand. Don't want to give him bad thoughts.
01:02:57 I just had that dream last night.
01:05:31 Nothing but blue skies [Humming]
01:07:40 [Vocalizing]
01:09:22 So I never did it again. Don't remember where we were.
01:11:27 And he was quite prominent in Toronto.
01:13:58 And we had a memorial for him here as well.
01:16:21 - Are you leaving? - Okay. The nurse is here.
01:18:08 I like you too.
01:21:07 [Ida] I'm getting fed up.
01:23:01 This is a big place. Do you know where you're going?
01:25:20 [Rachel] I'm gonna start to scream soon.
01:28:22 We... We've been down here looking for it...
01:30:48 - Oh, you're a devil. - No, I'm not.
01:32:37 I nearly got hurt.
01:34:40 - Did he ask you? - Sure.
01:36:34 Right?
01:38:32 And this is the gift that Al gave us.
01:40:35 - [Coughs] - After we closed the store.
01:42:32 A woman was standing there, and you vomit -vomited on her.
01:44:15 - Are you getting old? - I don't remember everything.
01:46:56 And now when I look back at it...
01:49:02 - Oh, Al... - Oh!