A sister (Linney) and brother (Hoffman) face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play An irreverent hilarious and heartbreaking story revolving around a modern American family The Savages portrays an all-too-common dilemma after drifting apart emotionally and geographically over the years two siblings Wendy (Laura Linney) and Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) must band together to care for an elderly parent (Philip Bosco) Actors Laura Linney Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Bosco Peter Friedman Gbenga Akinnagbe Cara Seymour Michael Blackson Hal Blankenship Guy Boyd & Joan Jaffe Director Tamara Jenkins Certificate 15 years and over Year 2008 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 Hour and 50 Minutes (approx)
Bittersweet comedy about a simmering sibling rivalry that's brought into focus when a brother and sister have to deal with their father's increasing dementia. The success of her writer brother Jon (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) increases the low self-esteem felt by struggling playwright Wendy Savage (Laura Linney). But the sudden death of their abusive father's girlfriend, just after he starts displaying signs of dementia, forces the pair to try and put aside their differences, as they struggle to come to terms with their father's condition.
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