A Song for Martin

Name: A Song for Martin
Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
Released: December 21, 2001
Duration: 117 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl

2001

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First Look International | Release Date: December 21, 2001 | PG-13

Starring: Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl

Summary: An intense account of the effect of Alzheimer's disease on a couple's love affair.

Director: Bille August

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Music

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 117 min

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Michael Wilmington

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

Lael Loewenstein

From its invitingly upbeat overture to its pathos-filled but ultimately life-affirming finale, "Martin" is a masterfully conducted work. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Starts at the beginning and goes straight through to the inevitable end, unblinkingly. It doesn't relieve the pressure, as "Iris" does, with flashbacks to happier days. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Doesn't sugarcoat the painful realities of Alzheimer's or the difficult decisions faced by relatives of its victims, but by film's end, its clear-eyed melancholy winds up feeling strangely uplifting. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

A touching examination of the ravages of Alzheimer's disease, made even more so by the extraordinary chemistry between Swedish actor Sven Wollter and his real-life wife, Viveka Seldahl, who died shortly after the film was completed. Read full review

Michael Dequina

August so firmly establishes characters of Martin and Barbara and their relationship, so when the disease does enter the picture, the film does not suddenly become about that; the focus clearly remains on the effect it takes on the people. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Starts in one direction, then performs a cruel narrative fake-out, sandwiching together two different movies that are scarcely related. Read full review

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