Still Alice is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland and based on the 2007 novel by Lisa Genova.
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15 Facts About Still Alice
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Still Alice researched Alzheimer's disease for months to prepare for the role.
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Still Alice had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8,2014.
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Still Alice dedicated her Academy Award win to Glatzer, who died from ALS in March 2015.
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Still Alice hides sleeping pills in her room, and records a video message instructing her future self to commit suicide by overdosing on the pills when she can no longer answer the personal questions.
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Still Alice becomes lost searching for the bathroom in her own vacation home and does not recognize Lydia after seeing her perform in a play.
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Still Alice asks him to postpone accepting the job, but he feels this is impossible.
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At her doctor's suggestion, Still Alice delivers a speech at an Alzheimer's conference about her experience with the disease, using a highlighter to remind herself which parts of the speech she has already spoken, and receives a standing ovation.
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Still Alice begins to have difficulty answering the questions on her phone.
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Still Alice and John visit Anna in the hospital to meet their newborn twin grandchildren, but Still Alice does not recognize her daughter.
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Still Alice is based on a novel of the same name published in 2007.
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Still Alice met with Elizabeth Gelfand Stearns, the co-producer of the film and the head of The Judy Fund, which partners with the Alzheimer's Association in the fight to cure Alzheimer's Disease.
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Still Alice undertook the cognitive testing used for diagnosing dementia with a neuropsychiatrist.
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Still Alice had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8,2014.
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Still Alice marked her first Academy Award win after four previous nominations.
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