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Malcolm and Barbara... A Love Story

Type: TV - Single documentary
Released: 1999
Length: 90 min.
Directed by: Paul Watson

Crew

Editor Kim Horton

Production Company Granada TV

Full credits (Main credits only)

Themes

Status

  • Broadcast within UK

Synopsis:

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Malcolm and Barbara have two sons and shared careers in music at Cambridge University. At the age of 51, Malcolm was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. A love story as the title suggests, the film follows them over a four-year period as Barbara becomes his primary carer, dealing with the violent mood swings and the physical and emotional demands of his condition, accompanied by Malcolm's own piano music.
Synopsis:
Malcolm and Barbara have two sons and shared careers in music at Cambridge University. At the age of 51, Malcolm was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. A love story as the title suggests, the film follows them over a four-year period as Barbara becomes his primary carer, dealing with the violent mood swings and the physical and emotional demands of his condition, accompanied by Malcolm's own piano music.
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