Thursday, September 17, 2020
The Artist’s Wife
Richard (Bruce Dern) is the renowned artist recently diagnosed with dementia. He is a temperamental, crotchety, old man who is behaving more & more erratic lately. Claire (Lena Olin) is his loving, supportive wife who was willing to make sacrifices for him & now must cover for his illness. They have an adult daughter who has been estranged for years. Olin is outstanding as the frustrated spouse trying to deal with her emotions living under his shadow, shielding his condition from the art community, & rediscoverOmg her self importance. Dern gives another terrific performance. This is a wonderful drama shining the spotlight on the struggles of dementia in our aging loved ones, but it’s also a very sad one.
Alien gives it 3 “love, marriage, & family” stars out of 4.
