Lost for Words Movie Review 1999

Aging and the parent/child bond has never been more bittersweet and amusing as in this British production, which is based on the memoirs of Deric Longden (he also wrote the teleplay). Elderly Annie (88-year-old Hird in a touchingly tart performance) lives alone, with her middleaged son Deric (Postlethwaite) and his blind wife Aileen (Downie) popping in to offer support and company. But then a series of strokes rob Annie of her ability to speak coherently and of her cherished independence.

Distribution

The Video Collection, PO Box 2284, South Burlington, VT 05407-2284

Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Growing Older, Moms, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries, Blindness

Screenplay

Deric Longden

Cast

Thora Hird, Pete Postlethwaite, Penny Downie, Tom Higgins

Director

Alan J.W. Bell

Producer

Yorkshire Television