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Summary:
80-something Maud (Glenda Jackson) has Alzheimer's and is convinced her best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) has vanished in this adaptation of Emma Healey's novel of the same name by Andrea Gibb.
[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Dec 2019, airs in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece in 2021]
[Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 8 Dec 2019, airs in the US as a part of PBS' Masterpiece in 2021]
Genre(s):
Drama, Movie/Mini-Series
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Dec 30, 2020
The Telegraph
Aug 7, 2020
The Guardian
Aug 7, 2020
The mystery element and its resolution for Sukey and Elizabeth are not too complicated, psychologically or practically, and nor do they need to be. The real drama exists elsewhere, in bravely impressionistic form held together by superb writing, a complex but immaculate structure and Jackson’s mesmerising, heartbreaking (and funny – as when she cannot remember who the prime minister is but “I know I don’t like him”) performance at its heart.
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Jan 1, 2021
Portraits of dementia often tend toward a reductive binary, that the lightbulb is off or it's on, but Jackson's take on Maud is much more complex. She's often the most "herself" when she's re-experiencing an event from her childhood and often the most in-the-moment when she's repeating a revelation she's already had multiple times. Every beat is heartbreakingly played. ... This is a tightly told story well worth checking out, even if you may need the mystery to pique your initial curiosity.
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Jan 4, 2021
Jan 3, 2021
Jan 1, 2021
Despite the efforts of the talented director Aisling Walsh (“Maudie”), who gives the film a welcome restraint and clarity, “Elizabeth Is Missing” doesn’t hit the mark — the screenplay is too fussy and tricky, and the resolution to the twin mysteries, with its mixed notes of heroism and resignation, isn’t convincing. ... Maud may not come fully alive in the script, but there’s nothing missing in Jackson’s portrayal.
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Jan 3, 2021
oh my goodness, this is heartbreaking, and beautiful, and terrible, and sad. what a tour de force from glenda jackson.
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Apr 8, 2021
Glenda Jackson is superb. It’s a very sad story that will touch many families, but wonderful acting.
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