Love at First Sight | Sir John Hurt stars in this Oscar® short-listed short film about true love

[@katella]

I used to run a care home. We had a couple who had been each other's first love. They were separated by her parents moving out of the country. They met again in our care home, both in their mid 80's, and fell in love again. It was a beautiful thing to see. They had three beautiful years together before the man passed away. She followed him soon after. Old people feel things deeply. Their gentle caring for each other's needs and joyous laughter was wonderful to observe.

[@soniatriana9091]

@Katella. Wow, your comments were very moving! How sad & wonderful for this older couple to be reunited at the end of their lives.

[@mckavitt13]

Beautifully said... meant.

[@labotraduc8448]

I had goose bumps reading you... how amazing, life can be so mysterious and magical, despite all the pain people can go through!

[@pattih7]

Yes.😢❤

[@cathysilva5011]

Sounds like a good script for a movie

[@pernordin2641]

A much deeper story told in 12 min than Hollywood can do in 2 1/2 hours!

[@atiyehatiyeh8322]

Amen

[@robertalker652]

Couldn't agree more.

[@marceloaguirree]

i mean this is basically The Notebook but without the flashbacks

[@amynazza]

@@marceloaguirreemy thoughts exactly

[@Demun1649]

Hollywood NEVER deals in REAL people.

[@susanheston4483]

Such a lovely story. His mind may have forgotten who she was, but his heart never forgot the love they shared.

[@treelinktree]

I noticed ...only a few people gave "your comment " the thumbs up... I GIVE YOU 1,000 thumbs UP. Thanks for being You.

[@susanheston4483]

@@treelinktree Thank you

[@yolandabrinkman2653]

I loved the way the two elderly gentlemen kept the whole concept together every day

[@heathsavage4852]

Just lovely. My dear late father had dementia and was in care. On one of my mother's visits he held her hand and asked her: "Are you my wife?" and when she replied that she was, he beamed the most beautiful smile and said: "I'm glad. You're very pretty."

[@_S0me__0ne]

My father has dementia too.. Your comment touched me more than the video. 🥺

[@taleandclawrock2606]

That made me cry. How perfectly beautiful for your Mum and Dad, and you to remember.

[@francescaextracrispy3912]

So nice

[@zellah]

Crushingly beautiful. ❤

[@stefaniakuczera599]

Wspaniałe będą dwoje jednym ciałem 🤔👏😇

[@40sSonggirl1]

Such a powerful and poignant film. Eloquent performances by both actors. My husband died 9 1/2 years ago at the young age of 50. I thought we would grow old together, but that was not to be. Soon after his death, I had this vivid dream that he really hadn't died, he had just been away and we ran into each other's arms, like you see in the movies. Our love ran deep, even though we had only been together 12 years. We were best friends. I longed for him so much and could not grasp that he was physically not with me anymore. If we had grow old together, I know we would have taken care of one another, hand in hand, heart to heart. Even if we could not rememer the other's face, our love would remember. I remember Scott. I remember. Thank you for being mine. 😘

[@somethingspecial1415]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@frankjudepi]

This was an absolute masterpiece. Having him drop the bowl the second time was a brilliant move. Everything about this film was perfect.

[@faragraf9380]

he has to decide the bowl or her

[@maga8b]

I thought he was going to forget about what he was about to do.😬

[@carolbradley4845]

@@maga8b me too!

[@MsElke11]

What year was this made? It doesn't say

[@earthmagic1]

@@MsElke11 Google says 2010 😐

[@susannahgreaves2437]

I'm 83 and I'm in love...again. Age has no boundaries.

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

Hello Dear How are you doing today?

[@kamilakennedy2686]

I’m happy for you! 🥰 I’m about to turn 70 and still have hope.

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

@@kamilakennedy2686 Great News

[@thebois32]

Age has no boundaries?

[@paulinesdaughter5425]

Thank you 🙏

[@senti.pandora]

When the man falls in love with you everyday... You know the love is true n he really finds no one more beautiful than you ❤️

[@yen_regent]

Really, such love exists? Would appreciate confirmation, meaning the love sustains for many years?

[@rubytuesday7653]

I've never had this type of ♥️

[@PuraVidaLives]

@@yen_regent it does. I hope and pray you find true love during your journey through life. ♥️

[@PuraVidaLives]

@@rubytuesday7653 I hope and pray you do find it. ❤

[@judeirwin2222]

That's how it was with my late husband. He was the love of my life, and every day our hearts lifted when we glimpsed each other. Several times a day, because of sheer joy and not out of habit, we would stop, touch or hug or kiss, look into one another's eyes and ask, "Have I told you today how much I love you?" It was a daily, hourly miracle to have one another, and my heart will break over and over until the moment when our spirits are again united - this time, forever.

[@sharvo6]

Wouldn't it be grand if everyone's loved ones could spend their declining years in such comfortable surroundings

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Good point!

[@amyl5250]

I've worked in a so-called luxury care home that looked even grander than this and I felt so sorry for everyone that lived there. It made me realise that it's the people surrounding you and not the building or facilities that give you pleasure and comfort in your final years.

[@sharvo6]

@@amyl5250 I take your point, but I was thinking more along the lines of adequate staffing and cleanliness.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

@@amyl5250 Indeed. But decent surroundings - clean, safe, good care, decent food - matter as well. Doesn't have to be "grand", though.

[@hephzibahbradshaw9509]

WE dedicate this relationship to the highest good of humanity. LOVE, that KINGDOM OF LIFE

[@seycas118]

Phyllida Law is Emma Thompson’s mother… as amazing an actor as her daughter🥰❤️

[@strawberryredz1997]

Thank you, I went back and looked at the woman, yes, I seen Emma in her. They look so much alike. Great short.

[@dolorescunningham4816]

Didn't know that! Thank you. ❤️

[@iwaisman]

Don't forget Sophie Thompson, her other actress daughter.

[@suffragettesoul2687]

Thank you for telling us! When she smiled I felt I knew the smile. Now I know why!

[@yuliaoosterhof6046]

I thought first that it is Emma Thompson with makeup!

[@poppylove3673]

My husband ask me to marry him the second day after we met! I said yes, three days later! We celebrate our 40th anniversary next month. ❤

[@juemor1962]

What a joyous blessing! WOW! So happy for both of you!

[@poppylove3673]

@@juemor1962 Thanks! 👍🏽💕

[@redwoods7370]

God bless you both!

[@poppylove3673]

@@redwoods7370 Thank you, hope you are doing well. ❤️

[@vedawattieram1974]

Lovely!

[@conniemcclure2962]

Beautiful. When Ruth opened the photo album and I realized who Arthur really was, it felt like someone squeezed my heart.❤

[@padmepadme]

I agree. I'm in tears now.

[@renatep.7566]

I think that she knew all along but he forgot, the album is for the viewer to catch on to the story.

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

@@renatep.7566 - Yes precisely. It's Arthur who has the Dementia.

[@suffragettesoul2687]

Me too!

[@anngreen3495]

Squeezed my heart, too, and the tears began running down my face.

[@liz1editpro]

My dad was loyal to my grumpy, mentally ill mother for 60 years, until she passed away. He then, at age 82, met the love of his life. She, too, had spent decades loyally caring for an ill and difficult man, up until his death. I don't know how quickly they fell in love--I live across the country--but when I came for a visit and met her, the two of them were clearly infatuated. They constantly held hands, and kissed, and took every opportunity to cuddle together. It was such a sweet love story--they had two years of married bliss together before Dad passed away at age 85. That's where I thought this story was going, and I thought--how sweet. In the short, discovering that HE was the love of her life too was quite a gut punch--the big reveal really got me in the feels

[@kathyflorcruz552]

That's amazing.

[@justkeepswimming8335]

I am seriously crying now.

[@Krise343]

I worked in a home with several women with Alzheimer’s. Joy began looking for her husband, who she believed was out at the car, bringing in their luggage. She thought she was at a hotel every evening. She would grow very anxious, cry for a few minutes, then go to bed. She kept old photos on her dresser- one was a black and white photograph with her on a camel, the pyramids in the background. We forget what interesting, incredible lives these individuals might have had.

[@libbyworkman3459]

I had to get to the end of the movie to realize the significance of her introducing herself simply as Ruth. This one tugs at the heartstrings. After the movie was over, I was thinking about it and remembered when Arthur asked her about her husband, she said that he had been her best friend. That’s when I started to cry. It also was wonderful to see the playbill was of the Mousetrap. That is the only way he could’ve played a police detective for 30 years, since the Mousetrap is the longest running play ever in Great Britain.

[@faithjenner4588]

Very smart, figuring out the Mousetrap significance.

[@patkennedy2620]

I didn’t get the Mousetrap reference; very good. It’s a little gem, this film.

[@jospsalm91]

Brilliant detective work 🙂

[@segasega8]

That's amazing! Thank you for adding such wonderful detail to the story! 🤗

[@LaSorciereFeuillue]

Me too. Initially I was slightly annoyed at that ... and, I misspelled Initially first time around and it auto-corrected to intimacy which aided the tears.

[@leeproulx7412]

Their souls found a way to still be together. An exquisite love story. Thank you for posting.

[@aliciamartinez3883]

Bravoooooo

[@sarahstrong7174]

Someone I know met someone in France on an exchange visit at age 15. They tried to stay in touch but were prevented from doing so. When they were in their 70s she returned to the same village & they met again & married. They lived in France for some time & then he came to the U.K & after a few years she nursed him till his demise. It seems incredible that they found each other after all those years & actually married.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋 how are you doing?

[@sheilakawakami1299]

Great story! Sounds like fate!

[@grace-shantif2073]

Destiny ? What a wonderful story Sarah xox

[@vibrantscolor]

There’s a book in that story . Beautiful 💕💕

[@1111xyz]

Years ago, I worked in a nursing home/hospital painting room's of elderly patients. Many were 100 and over. One in particular would wake up and repeat her wedding vows from when she was married, every single day, like a broken record. Her mind was stuck in this most memorable time of her life which played out every single day until the end of it.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋how are you doing?

[@gentleeyes]

There is something heartbreaking and also sweet about that

[@DiamondLil]

My husband was my best friend for 38 years. I lost him suddenly last spring to a massive heart attack. I would give the world and all just to see him one more time, and I so envy this character for being able to spend her final years meeting and falling in love with her best friend again every day for as long as they both live.

[@ciroccomoody1242]

I feel your love for him in your words. I hope you feel how lucky you are to have had him for all the time you did even if it feels too short. Sending love to you ❤️❤️❤️

[@DiamondLil]

@@ciroccomoody1242 Thank you. The holidays are a tough time for we spouses left behind. All the healing done over the year seems to unravel and we grieve again. Your words are a kindness. Treasure your holidays spent with loved ones.

[@Art4ArtsSakeVideo]

I feel your pain, and send you my sympathy. My husband's illnesses nibbled away at his physical independence, but his smile and heart and mind lived on till his last hours. We were only married 33 years, and I'd planned on the same again. Alas, some things do not work out as we plan...

[@annfarmer9704]

More tissues *sniffle* im so sorry for your loss. I think your post and it's replies got to my heart way more than the film. I hope every day brings something wonderful your way

[@prudencehorvath8466]

This is just a temporary separation that you have with your husband. One day you will be reunited with him and oh what a beautiful time that will be.

[@madamedennis6726]

Well this just broke me....to fall in love over and over again and to be on the receiving side of that love, with the one your soul loves...just wow...

[@MirlitronOne]

What a touchingly beautiful story, perfectly performed by two great actors. RIP Sir John.

[@leesadillman4443]

♥️🙏♥️💜🧡⭐💙🤍💚💛❤️❤️🧡💜❤️

[@denisedubois5127]

So beautiful wonderful acting from both. I am such a fan of John hurt I know he is looking down from heaven smiling.

[@norman7527]

Yes indeed sadly missed, one of our greatest. Loved his role in the 'Elephant Man'

[@reneemoreno8030]

I worked with Sir John Hurt on a project once, he was very kind and very funny. He is a terrific and talented actor. 🙏💜

[@carolynworthington8996]

Wow!

[@alipainting]

I met his son in Florida. He was lovely and very smart. We had several fun chats.

[@dudeonyoutube]

He passed on a few years ago.

[@MyKingdomForAK9]

Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE 🌠 Born: January 22, 1940. ⏳ Died: January 25, 2017. 🌌

[@reginabennett8496]

@@MyKingdomForAK9 died also in January, only 3 dates after he was born. His birth No 22 is a master number.

[@janicerosemiller]

This is a beautiful story of love. My mom died from a type of dementia, similar to Alzheimer's. Towards the end, even though she didn't remember who her children were, she knew that we were connected deeply.

[@troygaspard6732]

Possibly the greatest character actor of his generation. John Hurt continued to play great characters right up to the end.

[@jinka6171]

Absolutely…..

[@alteredcatscyprus]

He aged beautifully.

[@BabyandLittleGuy]

John Hurt was almost embarrassingly talented as an actor. He was SO natural. No histrionics, no false notes. He was, indeed, a "character actor."

[@mainstay.]

I once heard many years ago " A moment by moment love affair, lasts forever". This was the perfect example of that.

[@cm30902]

I watched my parents go thru this from 2016 to 2019 until Dad passed from Alzheimer’s ! We just kept him home & safe!

[@hawkieandcawkie5188]

You gave him the most wonderful gift by keeping him at home where he felt safe and loved. This is such a difficult thing to do . I am doing it for my mother at the moment. No one would ever understand what it is like ...except those who have done it . Truly truly commendable. And you cannot repeat it , you only get one chance to give the gift of home to them. congrats .

[@lailahatem2323]

😢

[@donnajk4423]

Yes. You did best. Because unfortunately not all of care homes are like this. 😕

[@SMtWalkerS]

Oh my! What a wonderful film and how lovely to see these wonderful actors! I'm an old, divorced, jaded, hard hearted old grouch, but this almost makes me believe in love again.

[@KootFloris]

John Hurt, one of my favourite all time actors. It took my 5 movies before I realised it was the same actor. But here I suspect he was very close to his own gentle self.

[@MsElke11]

Yes this was his most romantic role. Usually he's roughed up a la 1984.

[@KootFloris]

@@MsElke11 wow, almost his last role and finally he becomes the romantic hero.

[@beataylorsdeeppinkecstasy9013]

I think that short films are highly underrated. While I had many opportunities to see John Hurt on film, I haven't had that many to see Phyllida Law, the mother of Sophie and Emma Thompson. Nice to see these two together.

[@patkennedy2620]

She’s a great actor; I always watch anything she’s appearing in.

[@jkgermany2182]

Thanks for the info - I was wondering why she looked so familiar

[@lissakaye610]

Oh Sir John Hurt… you will be dearly missed. Thank you for all the amazing pieces. 😭

[@suemassey5076]

When did he die? I didn't know!

[@grace-shantif2073]

Yes! I have always LOVED His voice :-)

[@angelalarkin1151]

He not ready to die. Needs to see 🙈 him making more new film. Great great actor

[@SMtWalkerS]

Yes, he made SO many films and was wonderful in every one!

[@jinka6171]

I miss him terribly……..

[@johndaker9489]

Yea, this is a masterpiece, a perfect film. Production values were the highest level. Light and camera work put it over the top to perfection. Music , excellent. This, I will remember.

[@lorrainebrookes2014]

Totally agree. Couldn't have said it any better. Let's value our today time is a precious commodity.

[@patkennedy2620]

Yes, it is truly beautiful

[@averyjoycelynbarakudablock4139]

John Daker please consider sharing content. I'm certain you have some good stuff. 🌱🦜

[@leeannhelvenston5435]

I first saw the superb John Hurt when I was in high school....I went to Midnight Express alone. He played Max. I became a lifelong fan. He is missed. #legend

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I completely lost it when Ruth was going through her photo album. 😭 This was so touching. A few hours later: I just watched it again. Cried even harder. I wish everyone could see this heartbreaking tale of true live.

[@marnyfrancesca2526]

True love.

[@sunandasengupta8113]

Pls tell me what exactly is the story. I could not understand it.

[@moiradeakin5398]

@@sunandasengupta8113 it turns out Arthur is her husband, her 'best friend'! He suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's perhaps so, therefore, he forgets from one day to the next who she is and he meets her for the first time every day! Such a beautiful film with 2 great actors!

[@deenairani2816]

KINDLY EXPLAIN TO ME HOW THEY WERE TOGATHER IN ALBUM...YET I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND...PLZ EXPLAIN

[@sunandasengupta8113]

@@moiradeakin5398 Wow what a great story. Thank you friend.

[@lasandralucas7314]

Beautiful film of love and sadness. Still can not believe John is gone.

[@konstantinosvanos5283]

A very special movie.. It reminded me that whatever is true and genuine always seems to find its place in time!!!

[@chanchan5349]

Love John Hurt but also a huge Phyllida Law fan. They are perfect with each other.

[@hgoodin1013]

Isn't she just exquisite. I highly recommend her books if you've never read them.

[@patkennedy2620]

@@hgoodin1013 I didn’t know she was a writer.

[@hgoodin1013]

@@patkennedy2620 she wrote a few books. They are about her mother in law, whom she lived with for 17 years and cared for. They wrote notes back and forth. One book is a compilation of those notes with Phyllida's little drawings. And another is about her own mother, whom she also cared for. She has such a delightful sense of humor even through challenging circumstances.

[@patkennedy2620]

@@hgoodin1013 Thank you. I will look for them. I’ve always admired her, & watched anything in which she appears.

[@hgoodin1013]

@@patkennedy2620 i discovered she wrote books through something called "Letters Live." The actress Claire Foy read one of the letters she wrote to her mother in law. It was HYSTERICAL! and it's on KZbin if you want to see it. Just search "Claire Foy reads hilarious letter from Phylliida ,Law..."

[@EuphemiaGrubb]

As someone who has worked with Dementia for over 35 years I appreciate this beautiful film. There are indeed lovely moments of happiness, peace and contentment within this affliction. Unfortunately not enough.

[@Ladynipchick2]

Ah, yes, thank you. X

[@lindarodman5014]

I hope these people aren’t being portrayed as demented, of course that’s not how dementia works.

[@viewfromthehillswift6979]

@@lindarodman5014 Yet I knew a man with Alzheimers who could remember parties from years ago, but yesterday was lost to him.

[@lindarodman5014]

@@viewfromthehillswift6979 in mild form that’s normal for old age. Alzheimer’s patients also lose “executive function” ie the ability to feed or dress themselves, speak, or walk. they become incontinent, incoherent or mute, and bedbound at the end. And yet they sometimes respond to music, hugs, and touch. The smile is lost almost at the very end of life.

[@iwona6201]

Sad and optimistic at the same time ... Beautiful story of a love of their lives ... 💐

[@avathapliyal4300]

Alzheimers,dementia make aging extremely distressing for both the patient and the family but the film has dealt with it with a lot of sensitivity, offering hope,when all seems lost .There was something so poignant, so touching

[@reneehaug1467]

I work in long term care and this movie is perfect. I wouldn’t change a thing.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello 👋 how are you doing?

[@irishka_zolotse]

Thank You Renee!

[@nancyanderson5310]

Poignant, sweet, perfect. And the comment by the caregiver awaken a desire to believe in such love. I had been encouraging my heart to believe these stories were human inventions. I am autistic and not easily loved. I am 84 and have found a faithful Lover in my heart. Thank God.

[@MagentaGlad]

In the book of Isaiah, there is a sentence where it says (through the prophet Isaiah from the Lord Jesus Christ -- that every one of us will have a mate, a loved one. Some of us will not meet him during this life -- many a good soul in the war in heaven (See the book of Genesis) didn't have to live long on the earth -- some died shortly after birth -- but I do believe the message is true and from Christ. After mortality we will find we each have a mate - if we've lived good lives. The Lord knows your heart and you will have joy, Nancy.

[@jeanneratterman]

At the start I was already happily smiling: 99…….98! 😆❤ It is so dear. So sweet. So kind. Love crosses the divide. ❤❤

[@jeaninekolasa8113]

How beautifully portrayed, the loss of memory does not mean the loss of their love for eachother! ( two of my favourite actors in the film, what a bonus. )The film is an absolute joy..chuckled over the nurse brushing ALL the false teeth to save time!! 🥰

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

Hello Jeanine How are you doing today/

[@scetchport]

Lol, best chuck em in the dishwasher....

[@elizabethwezelman8547]

When I was a student nurse, my friend Pat did the same thing with the teeth! She was trying to save time, but It took longer and two more of us to help get the right teeth into the right owners!

[@lindsaydrewe8219]

Sometimes we need something a bit rosier than lifelike,and this filled the bill beautifully

[@mckavitt13]

My heart burst into silent tears when Ruth opened her picture album & I realised the truth. He is thus not definitively lost to her, no she to him. Yet. What poignancy I am left w myself to define.

[@certiPHIer]

All the years of their marriage are gone though, and will never come back, so it is like her husband is dead. Ruth has only the one day of love at first sight to relive over and over and over, trying each day not to grief what is lost in front of Arthur as she tries to live in the moment with him without past or future.

[@sarahbreisch4750]

As soon as she held the book I knew. I was hoping not but I knew.

[@highcotton63664]

So beautiful, and I'd take reliving firsts every day over them not being there at all.

[@suehull6688]

Absolutely!

[@Art4ArtsSakeVideo]

I will now cry the rest of the night away... Remembering my father's long fight against Alzheimer's, my mother's sometimes patient care of him until the last few weeks of his life when she no longer could. Thank fortune we found a wonderful small care home just a few minutes away; and she could visit him before everything fell to pieces. And three years later, when her own memory suddenly failed after a series of small strokes, I saw what I could do for her. At, by coincidence, the same small home.

[@jennyfulcher8035]

A brilliantly played short film between two great actors. Poignantly sweet and loving. 👩‍❤‍👩

[@harrygeorge3220]

Hello Jenny How are you doing today?

[@annettemurielle]

My heart is broken and overjoyed all at once. Wonderful film. Absolutely lovely in every way.

[@martinswells1987]

Hello how are you doing and where are you from?

[@Conservatives-2029]

Philida Law is one of the most moving actresses❤🌈

[@mikeglide1292]

I don't think I've ever enjoyed having my heart broken more.

[@sarahallenhumboldt2638]

Your sweet observation is a beautiful.

[@CL-go2ji]

Well put!

[@lyndaslens]

Having lost my husband and best friend 5 years ago, this resonated with me. The retired "police officer" falling in love with her is similar to my own second chance at love with my boyfriend now. It was such a surprise to find out the twist in this romance. Love this short! Perfect casting!

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hello how're you doing?

[@PolGara0139]

John Hurt was a brilliant/iconic actor. I remember watching him in the movie 1988 & drove to the theater at 10pm to watch him in Dr. Who. His acting. Was so effortless & believable.

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

Hello Susan How are you doing today?

[@Helen-mh8mq]

Beautiful and sad.He's such a fabulous actor .

[@pyenme]

I watched it again - wow. Amazing how all the "hints" pop out as you view the second time, and yet none of that changes the emotion I felt. So very sweet. Love both these actors, and the subtle performances by supporting characters really complete this in a most touching way.

[@TheShoshie10]

but he aid he was a detective seargant not an actor so it does not make sense

[@pyenme]

@@TheShoshie10 In his dementia, he remembered "being" a detective sargent because he played one for 30 years on TV. The scrapbook his wife looked at revealed that he was the ACTOR who played the role of detective sargent (and she was the girl he spent time with in Paris). She had also told him her husband was an actor.... I really hope you watch it at least once more to catch on to what was happening between these two characters.

[@patkennedy2620]

@@TheShoshie10 One post points out that there’s a playbill for The Mousetrap shown which ran for over 30 & one character was a sergeant.

[@2qlrn273]

@@TheShoshie10 - He's a man with serious memory problems, who was an actor who had played the part of a Policeman in the theater, & who forgot that he was just playing the part of a Police officer. . . . It makes perfect sense.

[@melanieparanvavitana2944]

My favorite quote was when you said that grandchildren fill the space in your heart that you didn’t realise was empty. That is so true. 🙏🏾

[@harrygeorge3220]

Hello Dear How are you doing today/

[@kaitlinmeadows6273]

The universal beauty and power of live to imprint the heart on a much deeper level than the mind can ever reach! So beautiful!

[@marilialopesdacosta1999]

Just perfect! My mum is 93 and has suffered from Azheimer for a while. She complains about not bbing fed five minutes after havinghad lunch. Kkkkk Changes of humour,refusing to bathe,crying to be taken to visit her mum ,insisting in "going home" ,repeating thinds a thousend times per day and so forth.Living with her is a roller coaster situation,stressing and at times dispairing,but we keep on until... No help from relatives,but who cares?

[@suspendeddisbelief401]

I send love to you. Looked after my mum too, no one else could do it with the love I had for her. Very, very hard though. Now she has gone I'd love just five minutes more. Bless you for taking care of your mum.

[@normaascencio7137]

my mom 84 is going on some syntoms (I´m not sure if it is Alz), my dad with a brain tumor, I live with them and my teenager asperguer son... its not easy, but "just for today". My sister? well, she only critizes but not help. such is life, I´m glad to help them, but some times I´m scared about my own healt, it´s too much stres. (sorry my english). hugs for you all!

[@mariabailey2195]

@@normaascencio7137 Bless you Norma. You're an angel. May God help and keep you. You have to take care of yourself too. Perhaps Age UK or other charity may help. X

[@rhino5100]

I worked in a care home as staff. Bless you. Being family is 24-7. I could go home at the end of my shift. Truth isn't as important as comforting people. One 80+ year old resident was frantic and desperate to get "home" in the middle of a thunderstorm with rain and lightning because her "mother would be worried." I told her that I'd called her mother to tell her that she was safe with us, and her mother insisted that she stay with us for the night because her mom knew she was safe where she was.

[@normaascencio7137]

@@mariabailey2195 🙏 thanks ❤️ , we live in Mexico city, and, well, we don't have that kind of state support... the government here is full of 🤡🤡🤡

[@7latnwa]

Thank you. This made me cry. It reminded me how precious all of us are. I loved all the people supporting this couple with simple encouragement, as if it's the first time. Without expecting Arthur to be different than where he is at this very moment. The two men at the table. So interesting that the memory that plays over and over for Arthur is meeting his love at first sight. What a lovely story.

[@andreaadams7335]

Reminds me of 50 first dates.....

[@traceymoore291]

That was so well said. It put it in better perspective for me. His friends encouraging him over and over again.

[@olafslartibartfast5248]

An extremely sad and emotional story with a glimmer of love and peace. Great acting by the wife and husband.

[@charliekane135]

Which wife and husband?

[@olafslartibartfast5248]

@@charliekane135 SPOILER the man and woman in the movie are wife and husband; the man is suffering from Alzheimer and does not remember, which makes this movie so extremely sad.

[@charliekane135]

@@olafslartibartfast5248 oh the characters are man and wife. Ok I thought you said great acting BY the wife and husband ie the actors. It sounds quite good.

[@goudagirl6095]

Sweetest thing I've ever seen. After suffering through my mother's Alzheimer's, this hits home in so many ways.

[@gayfitkin6861]

What a remarkable short film. Really tugged at my heart.. Thank you for showing it. 💔

[@daphneduck3]

Absolutely beautiful story with Phyllida Law and John Hurt. 👏👏👏

[@Mus_tapha342]

How much I love short films, from which I learned English and became fluent in it. Thank you to the owners of the channel and for your continuous efforts 💗😭🇲🇦I follow you from Morocco

[@katesmith3034]

I can’t stop crying, not sure if it’s happy or sad tears, I’ve never been so captivated by a stunning performance from two amazing actors 💕👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@martinswells1987]

Hello how are you doing and where are you from?

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

I wasn't prepared for the tears when I randomly found this!

[@julz63]

What an absolutely charming short film. I’m not crying, you are 🥰

[@HidingPlainSight]

I'd forgotten we used to say that -smile

[@Gatorlips2]

This is a truly beautiful love story, wonderfully written and portrayed! The scene of the new employee, cleaning all of the dentures, is what my dearly departed mother did, when she was in nurses training! Rest in Peace, Lodemia. 1920-2000🙏💗🙏

[@martinswells1987]

Hello, I hope you're safe over there and I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, and love to you as well, can I know where you're from?

[@nancywatts3997]

This film really touched my heart. My family name is Watts, and my mother's name was Ruth. My father developed Alzheimers Disease years after they had divorced and he had remarried, only to regret it. I often wondered what would have happened had my parents ever met again.

[@katiedotson704]

No memory loss in this story. After my Mother's passing, my nieces and I were cleaning out her apartment and I met one of my Mother's neighbors. A woman in her mid 30's that talked about her Grandparents and how wonderful they were. It was not until her Grandfather passed away that she learned that this man she loved so much was not her biological Grandfather. In fact, her Grandmother and this wonderful man had never legally married, The Grandmother had divorced the father of her children shortly after the youngest was born and he was never heard from again and apparently never even mentioned. A few months after the Grandfather had passed, the Grandmother went to an assisted living facility to live. It was her first day and she went to the cafeteria for dinner. Even after all these years the elderly lady immediately recognized the man sitting at another table as the man she had divorced so many decades before. If the old man had any question about the newcomer's identity, he was quickly enlightened. After cleaning up not only the dining area, but several innocent bystanders that had become collateral damage from the food fight that ensued between the Exes, the staff decided that these two residences should not dine at the same time.

[@ravelimex]

This is an excelent short movie, the reunion of Arthur and Ruth seems to be an every day thing, a scene that repeats itself as if were a play being rehearsed. I really loved it!

[@mj-hk6iv]

This the most touching short film I've ever seen.

[@downhilltwofour0082]

Sir John Hurt was such a lovely man being! R.I.P. This was a lovely film with a surprise ending! But, how nice would it be to feel that feeling over and over again?!

[@jokevanderstempel9272]

So, so beautiful, honest, fragile and strong! ❤

[@myrahclemens1983]

So glad I came across this short film. Absolutely beautiful. It made my heart sing with love and hope. I still love my husband; we spent a short 31 yrs together before his death more than 5 yrs ago.

[@tesswebber4438]

So sorry he's gone, but wonderful to love so deeply.

[@Adoptpets833]

Perfect. Wow. John Hurt has such tremendous talent 👏👏👏💐🌞

[@iwona6201]

Phyllida Law is also perfect in this short but long love story ....🧡

[@suzannezoubeck5216]

Thanks much for posting this. For whatever reason (don't search them out, they don't play short films in movie theaters, not sure where to watch them on cable or streaming or wherever though thinking about it for two seconds I'm thinking KZbin and Vimeo...well, duh ☺), I don't watch many short films so am glad I saw this. Just lovely! John Hurt left us too soon. With more people living over 100 these days 77 isn't so old BUT we were all lucky to watch him at work for the time he was on this planet. I would watch him in anything doing anything, and is the kind of actor I'd listen to reading a phone directory (if they even had those anymore 😊). Not as familiar with the work of Ms. Law, but glad to see she's still acting at age 90 (she was great in this piece)...AND didn't realize she's the mum of one of my favorite actors...Emma Thompson.

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

Hello Suzanne How are you doing today?

[@cajsheen2594]

Absolutely charming and very touching, not be mention superb characterisation from ALL those taking part! Thankyou! XXX

[@cassandraralph5906]

Best short film video in a long time. Absolutely delightful and heartwarming!!! Well done indeed!!! 👏

[@lindaross783]

That has to be tough. One partner not remembering his wife. Happened to my aunt and uncle. Tough for the one who remembers.

[@manichairdo9265]

I think they do remember but cannot verbalise it. My friend's mum had SD for 20 years. Didn't know her own daughter. Dad took very ill. Mum had to go into a care home. Twice a week my friend picked her up to have lunch with her dad. As soon as she saw her husband she gazed at him, hugged him and they held hands during the meal. But she had no visible comprehension of going or leaving him.

[@fredhannum4015]

I fell in love, with my wife Mollie, the moment I first saw her. That was more than 50 years ago. She was 14, I the older man, at 15. We dated 7 years, before getting married. We both had family 'problems' but we dealt with them together, to make things work. We had both been, near each other for many years, doing alot of the same things, but not knowing each other yet. I still think; what time we wasted, not knowing each other, until that first day we met. Now we're both retired, her from teaching, and I from City work. We love our kids, and Grandchildren, but now,its hard to be a part of their lives. We've been through, so much together, but it has been worth it to be together, always knowing, we have each other. I couldn't have asked for more. I still hope for many more years together. ❤

[@zyxw2000]

I'm very happy for you.

[@eliacole7461]

Had to watch it twice to get it. Very touching, well done

[@nicstroud]

The camera work, the story, the score and of course the actors were all first class. Excellent, touching short film.

[@danieljackson654]

How wonderful is this. A true repeat performance.

[@1sissaree]

So touching! My husband is 89 and beginning to forget! This gave me things to ponder over! Thank you for sharing such a beautiful piece of film making! ❤

[@connie1wilson]

I used to train people in care homes. One day I was working at a day centre, in the lounge - over at the back. I watched this old couple stare intently at one another, they were in their own world made for two. I remarked to a career, “Aww, ain’t that sweet after all these years, they’re still in love”. She said that everyday they sit next to each other, dance, etc. and don’t interact with anyone else, and she gazes at him like he was amazing. BUT… …at the end of the day, her husband comes and takes her home!

[@agoodgurl2k]

This still remains the most beautiful love story I've ever seen.❤

[@susanacuratolo1200]

SHORT AND SWEET OVER AND OVER AGAIN...JUST LOVELY LOVE!

[@reinadegrillos]

Two great actors in a delicious short film. Thank you for uploading it. (From Catalonia).

[@dogpaw775]

polishing shoes then brushing hair, brilliant. I do hope that was improvised and not scripted, worthy of Tati. Made me laugh out loud.

[@graemewilson7975]

Profoundly moving, insightful and the great late John hurt lead superb ensemble in this beautiful little film. After working in NHS, and care homes shines a light on often forgotten people, and the cruel nature of Alzheimer's, dementia .

[@randy472]

Up there with the best short films I've seen. I smiled. I held back tears. I gave in and let them flow. The power of The Notebook in 12 minutes. Oscar quality performance from a knighted, Oscar winning actor.

[@cynthiarowley719]

My grandmother said those feelings never go away. 🎉❤

[@annsmith7207]

Terrific! I believe both are in the very early stages of dementia….at the cusp…..capturing those exquisite moments just before it all fades…..beautiful, majestic and very much in the present moment because that is all there is….for any of us! More than award worthy! With many thanks and congratulations on acting perfection! BRAVO! ✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

I don't think she is. I think she knows exactly what's going on. Every. Day.

[@ladybug5859]

Ann NO Pegasus YES

[@elkehelmuth7133]

Yes, dementia forces one to always live in the present moment... what a gift at the end of one's life! Appears you've heard of Eckhart Tolle....😌

[@certiPHIer]

Arthur is much farther than early stages of dementia - he doesn't remember she is his wife at all. And for Ruth, it is like her husband has died, because he remembers none of the good years they shared. She doesn't regret helping him re-enact that moment of love at first sight over and over again, but she still grieves for the whole marriage she has lost now, for good, and every day that grief is made raw again as she celebrates first love with her husband, trying to live in the moment with him.

[@YouTubeallowedmynametobestolen]

@@certiPHIer Christina, I see Ruth's lot quite differently from the way you see it. "for Ruth, it is like her husband has died" I think he is still very much alive for her. After all, we all only live one day at at time--really, one moment at at time--regardless. And that is what she is doing. "he remembers none of the good years they shared." The wonder, the beauty, the magic of their love may be enriched by carrying the treasured memories of the past, but its essence and its lifeblood is every moment -- love is a present-tense thing. It is just as real, just as vibrant, just as dynamic and transcendent in their "first day" together as it ever has been. "she still grieves for the whole marriage she has lost now" She hasn't lost it. He has. She still carries that treasure, and it still enriches her life and her heart. There is a bittersweetness in holding the memories alone, but those memories are still treasures. Meanwhile, he has a glorious, uplifting present--every day. "every day that grief is made raw again as she celebrates first love with her husband, trying to live in the moment with him." I would say that every day the joy of their love is made fresh again as she celebrates first love with her husband, living in the moment with him. I think your own final words summarize everything I am trying to convey: She is living in the moment with him. A present moment that is joyous for them both. That's how I see it.

[@LambieSamba]

So sweet. She moved in to be by her love. tears.

[@philipcameron5328]

An absolutely stunning and beautiful film.

[@dmgalgoci7368]

Absolutely beautiful love story ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@janupczak1643]

What a beautiful and sad story... wow.

[@franklinstephen3268]

Hi 👋 how're you doing?

[@patkennedy2620]

I found this truly beautiful, with wonderful performances by 2 wonderful actors. And so moving- my late mother had dementia- & this was done with love & dignity.

[@apostolia2124]

Such a charmer indeed this actor....so graceful!

[@yvettevelazquez1194]

Heartfelt!!! Incredible short film!! Love when he asked the 2 men at Breakfast, "Who's the new girl?" Imagine falling in love all over again day after day with your soul mate... wow!

[@thopmsonsmith3256]

Hello