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First Cousin Once Removed

First Cousin Once Removed

2012Movie⏱️ 1h 18mNot Rated
Documentary
7.5
IMDB Rating
424 votes

Acclaimed filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles the deeply personal story of his mother's first cousin--well-known poet/translator/professor Edwin Honig--on his journey into the depths of Alzheimer's disease. Shot over the course of ...

Director
Alan Berliner
Writers
N/A
Stars
Eli Berliner, Stuart Blazer, Susan Brown
Release Date
February 13, 2014
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📋 1.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

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Eli Berliner
as Self
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Stuart Blazer
as Self
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Susan Brown
as Self
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Barbara Estrin
as Self
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Sophie Hawkes
as Self
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Daniel Honig
as Self
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Edwin Honig
as Self
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Margot Honig
as Self
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Cheryl Kaplan
as Self
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George Monterio
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Black and White
Production
Experiments in Time, Light & Motion

🎯 Categories

Documentary

⭐ Featured Review

At first I felt gross
by GrumpyHistory2023-07-12
9/10

"At first it felt gross. That he was being watched like this. That I didn't know who had consented. That I could see something I feared, out loud. That I needed to see it. That there was some...not glee...not entertainment...but some kind of fulfillment, for me. To watch someone forget until they couldn't speak language and it was unclear if they were aware that they weren't or that it was expected that they would. He says it in the beginning: he's a mirror. This documentary isn't unaware. It isn't a stripping of dignity. Do we think people who lose their memories..."

📖 Synopsis

Acclaimed filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles the deeply personal story of his mother's first cousin--well-known poet/translator/professor Edwin Honig--on his journey into the depths of Alzheimer's disease. Shot over the course of ...