by Perry Seibert
synopsis
Isabel Coixet's Mi vida sin mi (My Life Without Me) is a tale of a woman dying before her time. Sarah Polley plays Ann, a 24-year-old mother of two. Ann is married to Don (Scott Speedman), and they live near Ann's mother (Deborah Harry), who is bitter about the fact that Ann's father is serving a ten-year prison sentence. Ann learns that she has only a few months to live. She makes a series of goals to complete before her time on Earth comes to an end. Among her accomplishments are taking a lover (Mark Ruffalo), finding someone to care for Don, and recording birthday greetings for her two daughters. My Life Without Me was screened in competition at the Berlin Film Festival.
characteristics
- Terminal-illness
- Incurable-disease
- Battling Illness
- Infidelity
- In A Minor Key
- Maintenance-man
- Mother
- Husband
- Janitor
- Dying
- Daughter
- Custodian
- Adultery
- Dead
- Death
