Films involving Cancer

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Title	My Life (1993)
Alternative/Original Title
Disability	Cancer lung
Country	USA
Length	117
Genre	Drama
Rating	2
Director	Bruce Joel Rubin
Cast	Michael Keaton Nicole Kidman Bradley Whitford Haing S. Ngor
Notes	A man (Keaton) dying of lung cancer which has spread from his kidneys decides to make a video of his life for his yet-to-be born child. The doc tells him there is little hope and gives him drugs for the pain. The doc wants him to accept his condition and gives him 3-4 months but "don't waste it in futile searches." His reply is that he has hope "that's all I have." His wife (Kidman) wants him to see a Chinese healer but he mocks her though later relents. The healer diagnoses his condition just by passing his hands over body adding a few philosophical phrases. Keaton is cynical. Making the video he finds he can talk to the camera but not to his wife. Keaton is a good actor but he just doesn't fit in this film. We learn a lot about the man who is dying. We discover he has difficulties communicating his feelings. But the tone is wrong. I didn't really care what happened to him because for one thing when he should be serious he's flip. The idea is good. Maybe we should all make such a video because we're all going to die and there's lots we won't have told our children about.

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