Mi Vida Sin Mi

I'm a massive fan of Pedro Alomodovar's body of work-double entendre and puns intended. So,whilst perusing through my favourite bootlegger's shop i found this DVD with the words..Pedro and Augustin Almodovar presents: Mi Vida Sin Mi. And i bought it.

Although it's passed off as the "indie terms of Endearment"; please just take it as it is. A quick look at a life not fully lived, a gentle look at dying.

Ann's a young mother barely halfway into her twenties. She lives in in a trailer in her mum's backyard. Her husband Don,is unemployed. She already has two kids at home and works as a cleaner at a university. She faints one day at home and a her doctor tells her she's got less than three months to live.

Sarah Polley was absolutely brilliant in this film. Although as Ann she had a lot to be angry about,she came off as dignified,thoughtful, spirited and strong. This is one actress that just keeps getting better. Scott Speedman does a fairly decent turn as her husband Don. I thought Debbie Harry was a treat to watch as Ann's mom.

There were so many beautiful moments in this movie. The film opens with Ann standing, still and calm, in the pouring rain. She thinks; i never thought i was one those people; the ones who would gaze for hours at the waves or a sunset...And you get sucked in and the film grips you. You've got to know,why wouldn't someone do that?.

Directed by Isobel Coixet and produced by the brothers Almodovar,this film made me laugh and broke my heart at the same time. Go and get it.

For people in the Klang Valley,you can get a copy at this small DVD store in the Telawi stretch,first lane about three doors up from the Jolly Green Giant hawker centre. I've also seen copies at Amcorp Mall-ground floor.