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Overview
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Writers:
Isabel Coixet (writer)
Nanci Kincaid (book)
Release Date:
7 March 2003 (Spain) more
Plot:
A young woman conceals the fact of her terminal cancer to live her life with a passion she never had before. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
16 wins & 15 nominations more
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(3 articles)
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User Comments:
Beautiful and Sensitive Movie more (115 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sarah Polley | ... | Ann |
 | Amanda Plummer | ... | Laurie |
 | Scott Speedman | ... | Don |
 | Leonor Watling | ... | Ann, the Neighbor |
 | Deborah Harry | ... | Ann's Mother |
 | Maria de Medeiros | ... | The Hairdresser |
 | Mark Ruffalo | ... | Lee |
 | Julian Richings | ... | Dr. Thompson |
| Kenya Jo Kennedy | ... | Patsy |
 | Jessica Amlee | ... | Penny |
| Esther García | ||
| Camille Martinez | (as Camille Martínez) | |
| María Cami | ||
| Deanne Henry | ... | Waitress |
 | Gillian Barber | ... | Nurse #1 |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Ma vie sans moi (Canada: French title)
Mi vida sin mí (Spain)
Mein Leben ohne mich (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Mi vida sin mí (Argentina) (International: Spanish title) [es]
Az élet nélkülem (Hungary) [hu]
Elämäni ilman minua (Finland) [fi]
La mia vita senza me (Italy) [it]
Ma vie sans moi (France) [fr]
Minha Vida Sem Mim (Brazil) [pt]
Mitt liv utan mig (Sweden) [sv]
Moje zycie beze mnie (Poland) [pl]
Zoi horis emena (Greece) [el]
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Rated R for language.
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106 min | Argentina:107 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | South Korea:15 | USA:R | Germany:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:14 | Norway:A | UK:15
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Crew or equipment visible: When Ann and Lee are in the restaurant and Ann asks Lee to ask the waiter to put her food in a doggy bag, she stands up and the microphone in her back is seen more
Quotes:
Ann: [about the things in the mall] It's just there to try and keep us away from death, and it doesn't work. more
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References Gone with the Wind (1939) more
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Try Your Wings more
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The young Ann (Sarah Polley) has a simple, but happy life with her husband Don (Scott Speedman) and her two daughters, Penny and Petsy. Ann works as a janitor in the nightshift, cleaning the rooms of a university, Don builds swimming pools and they live in a trailer in the backyard of Ann's mother. When Ann goes to the doctor expecting to be pregnant, she is informed that indeed she has a terminal cancer, lasting a maximum of two weeks. She hides the information from her family and prepares for her death, making a list of ten outstanding subjects in her life, including preparing tapes for the birthdays of her daughters until they are eighteen years old; eating and drinking whatever she wants; telling only the truth; finding a new wife to her husband; visiting her father in the penitentiary; and making love with another man.
When I started seeing this movie, I immediately recalled Michael Keaton's "My Life". But indeed, only part of the storyline, regarding a terminal ill person preparing for the death, is similar. It is impossible not adoring "My Life Without You". The first point for loving this movie is the outstanding direction of Isabel Coixet and performance of the cast, having inclusive the uncredited and magnificent participation of Alfred Molina, as the father of Ann, in one of the most touching scenes along the film. I do not know the criteria of the Academy to select the nominations for the Oscar, but I believe Sarah Polley deserved at least a nomination for her acting. The story, although dealing with a delicate theme, is very beautiful, sensitive, positive and never corny, due to the sensibility of Isabel Coixet. The two young girls (Jessica Amlee and Kenya Jo Kennedy) are amazing, being very natural and convincing in their performances. The soundtrack, with sad but lovely songs, completes this wonderful film. I have never heard about Siamese babies of different sexes, but I am not sure whether it is possible. My vote is eight, but I am not sure whether I am being fair.
Title (Brazil): "Minha Vida Sem Mim" ("My Life Without Me")