- Actors: Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson, Gretchen Mol
- Directors: Mick Jackson
- Format: Subtitled, PAL, Colour, Anamorphic, Widescreen
- Language Spanish, English
- Subtitles: Danish, English, Finnish, Hindi, Greek, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: 1 Dec 2008
- Run Time: 86 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B001GISLP6
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,124 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is an emotional drama dealing with a family secret that eventually destroys a family. David (Dermot Mulroney) and Norah (Gretchen Mol) are the perfect couple; he is a highly regarded physician and she is his beautiful, young, blond wife. Unable to get his wife to the hospital during a blizzard, David delivers their twins himself. A boy is born first--pink, ruddy, and healthy--but the baby girl is a "mongoloid" who has Down Syndrome. There's a saying that some doctors suffer from a God complex, and it would seem that David is one of them; instead of sharing the news with his wife after she wakes up, he makes the decision that he will tell her that only their son survived. He orders his nurse Caroline (Emily Watson) to take his daughter to an institution. There is a feeling of unrest and uncertainty as the characters sense that something isn't quite right. Norah, who never got to say goodbye to her baby, has never been able to get closure and is in a constant state of grieving. David lives with the guilt of what he has done, but doesn't really think he did anything wrong. Even their son feels that something is missing from his life. Caroline, who had always been a loner, winds up having the most complete life. Defying David's orders, she takes the little girl, Phoebe, and runs away with her to raise the girl as her own. At turns poignant and at other times maudlin, The Memory Keeper's Daughter offers some excellent acting by the leads. Watson in particular shows depth and compassion. To a certain extent, she is the moral compass of the film, but she also is the film's heart. --Jae-Ha Kim
DVD Description
In 1964, Dr. David Henry (Dermot Mulroney, Zodiac) separated his daughter from her twin brother to hide the daughter's Down Syndrome from his wife. Entrusting the baby to a nurse (Emily Watson, The Water Horse), David cut off all contact to focus on his wife (Gretchen Mol, 3:10 to Yuma) and his son. Over the next 25 years, his disabled daughter grows into a beautiful adult while David watches the rest of his family fall apart, knowing he can never reveal his darkest secret.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I read this book recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. I wasn't even aware it was a movie but I found it through conversation and on-demand. The film adaptation keeps quite close to the story with some changes, as expected. Good cast, good performances and thankfully lacking any real hollywood stuff. I would recommend both the book (ok moreso the book) and the film...and a big box of hankies!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This movie is based on the novel by Kim Edwards of the same title. The story is set in the 1960s and involves a doctor, David Henry, whose wife, Norah, goes into labour during a snowstorm. Unable to get to the hospital, he takes her to his surgery, where his nurse, Caroline Gil, assists with the birth. Norah delivers twins, a boy, Paul, and a girl, Phoebe: the boy is perfect, the girl is obviously mongoloid. Convinced that his wife will be unable to cope with their daughter's disability, he tells Caroline to take Phoebe to a children's home, and later tells his wife the baby did not survive. Caroline, unable to bring herself to leave Phoebe as instructed, takes her away to another town and decides to bring her up as her own daughter. This is a very moving tale, which loses none of its impact by being made into a movie. Whilst a movie can never totally encompass a book's content, the movie plot is quite faithful to the book. Casting is excellent, especially Emily Watson as Caroline and Krytsal Hope Nausbaum as Phoebe.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I read the book and was blown away, so when I found out there was a movie out there I ran to the shop and bought it. I was so excited about it!!
But midway through I was half way bored to death and annoyed that the movie was so difference from the book I could've sworn the two stories had nothing more in common than a few details. I was very disappointed by it to say the least. I wouldnt recommend anyone watching this movie - just stick to the book!
But midway through I was half way bored to death and annoyed that the movie was so difference from the book I could've sworn the two stories had nothing more in common than a few details. I was very disappointed by it to say the least. I wouldnt recommend anyone watching this movie - just stick to the book!
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good film
very good film.it was a gift for my mother & she loved it.give us more film as good as this
Published 9 months ago by budgie
Recommeded.
Very touching story, but the lesson here is....never judge a book by the film.
Read the book first to get the real impact of the situation.
Read the book first to get the real impact of the situation.
Published 14 months ago by Gajet
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Bought the book as a present by request and saw this DVD so purchased it at the same time. Recipient pleased with the two together but not had feedback yet on actual... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Margaret
Elegant and moving
This is a thoughtful movie, and handles human failings forgivingly in its characters, which to me made it very enjoyable. Read more
Published on 21 April 2010 by S. Stolfa
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
I bought my mum the book, and when I saw a DVD had come out, I bought it. The film stayed pretty close to the book, with a couple of differences, but these did not detract from... Read more
Published on 12 April 2010 by Bamburghbabe
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