Still Alice Page #4

Synopsis: Dr. Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) is a renowned linguistics professor at Columbia University. When words begin to escape her and she starts becoming lost on her daily jogs, Alice must come face-to-face with a devastating diagnosis: early-onset Alzheimer's disease. As the once-vibrant woman struggles to hang on to her sense of self for as long as possible, Alice's three grown children must watch helplessly as their mother disappears more and more with each passing day.
Genre: Drama
Production: Sony Pictures Classics
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 30 wins & 32 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.5
Metacritic:
72
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
PG-13
Year:
2014
101 min
Website
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John? Hi.

INT. KITCHEN

Depositing her keys in a goldfish bowl, she glances at a

small memory board on the wall. No note has been left for

her.

ALICE:

John?

She gets her iPhone out of her bag and texts John:

TEXT:

Where R U?

EXT. UPTOWN STREETS - MOMENTS LATER

Now in athletic wear, Alice runs down the cold street. She

navigates around PEDESTRIANS and MOMS WITH STROLLERS.

EXT. RIVERSIDE PARK

In the light of the late afternoon, she runs through the

trees on a familiar path.

EXT. COLUMBIA CAMPUS -- DAY

Students and academics are going about their business. A

young STREET VENDOR is passing out leaflets calling, “Sale at

the Shoe Warehouse.”

Alice runs into the center of the square then slows down.

Suddenly, she’s not sure of where she is.

TIGHT CLOSE-UP OF ALICE

THE DEPTH OF FIELD has become very shallow, completelyisolating her from her surroundings. The normal Universitysoundscape fades away disconcertingly. She looks from one

building to another - from one person to another. Thingsswim momentarily into focus but there’s no context - nobigger picture. Her breathing starts to quicken.

She ventures one way a few paces, up some stairs. Her

breathing is rapid, her face flushed with fear. She puts herhead down, forcing herself to focus.

PINK PAGES 12

Then, she recognizes the Columbia Library Building in frontof her. Normality returns. People walk by her, chatting.

Everything is in focus now.

She heads towards her home.

STREET VENDOR:

Want one?

ALICE:

No thanks.

INT. ALICE’S HOME - ENTRYWAY

There’s the sound of a key in the door.

JOHN (O.S.)

Ali...

From the kitchen area, John appears, hair messy, a day’sstubble visible. Alice enters, trying not to show theturmoil she’s feeling.

JOHN:

I was wondering where you were.

He goes to hug her.

ALICE:

Don’t. I’m all sweaty.

JOHN:

How did it go?

ALICE:

What?

Alice heads to the kitchen.

INT. KITCHEN

JOHN:

UCLA..?

ALICE:

Good. They were really...receptive.

JOHN:

I’m sure they were. And how was

Lydia?

ALICE:

Good, y’know...

PINK PAGES 13

JOHN:

You guys argue?

ALICE:

Well we spent the whole eveningtrying not to. You know, I have tosay the news that you were bankrolling

her theatre company didn’texactly help.

JOHN:

I told you about that.

ALICE:

You didn’t.

JOHN:

I thought I did.

ALICE:

You didn’t.

JOHN:

Well...you’re not gonna like thiseither, but I still have a lot ofthings to do at the lab. So maybeyou could walk me over there right

now...

ALICE:

(annoyed)

No. I don’t want to go to campus.

I just went for a run. I reallyneed to be home now.

JOHN:

(a flicker of concern)

Are you okay?

ALICE:

Yeah, I’m fine. I just - you saidwe were going to spend the eveningin.

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Richard Glatzer

Richard Glatzer was born on January 28, 1952 in Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on America's Next Top Model (2003), Still Alice (2014) and Pedro (2008). He was married to Wash Westmoreland. He died on March 10, 2015 in Los Angeles, California, USA. more…

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