★★★☆”“Familiar Touch,” from first-time director Sarah Friedland, is perhaps the least histrionic film ever made about old age and memory loss. It’s sad, of course, but there’s little of the melodrama that often defines the subject on film. Friedland shoots with an even, nonjudgmental keel, with long, quiet takes to present Ruth’s new home as matter-of-factly as possible. This is not a prison, nor are we given unrealistic expectations of some spiritual ‘cure’ to snap its residents out of their cognitive decline. This is simply a new situation that Ruth – and, eventually, millions of Americans – will have to learn to accept.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day
FAMILIAR TOUCH premieres Fri, Jul 11 – Thu, Jul 17. Actor H. Jon Benjamin joins us for Q+A moderated by Eugene Mirman following the 6pm screening on Fri, Jul 11.