“Familiar Touch,” opening in theaters Friday, confounds the usual expectations of what a movie focused on dementia might be. Unlike Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar-winning portrait of an agonized, terrified ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to actress Kathleen Chalfant and director Sarah Friedland about their new film, "Familiar Touch," following an elderly woman adjusting to life at an assisted living facility.

The writer-director Sarah Friedland makes little mystery of her main character’s circumstances in the first few minutes of “Familiar Touch,” a plaintive triumph now in theaters. In a sunny Los Angeles ...

Aging is supposed to be a privilege, but that idea glazes over the hardships attached to the mid-winter of one's life. The unfavorable intervention of others, trying to reconcile a weakening body with ...

Written and directed by Sarah Friedland, 'Familiar Touch,' is a sensitive coming-of-old-age film that follows Ruth, as she transitions into assisted living and she navigates her relationship with ...

Shaina is a Features Author and former editor for Collider who is thrilled to have found a good use for her English degree. Having watched her way through a Film minor in undergrad, she's written on ...

In this empathetic debut feature, Kathleen Chalfant plays Ruth, a woman who moves into an assisted living facility and adapts to her new life. By Beatrice Loayza When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Veteran actress Kathleen Chalfant chatted about starring in the movie “Familiar Touch,” which has been generating Oscar buzz for her in the “Best Actress” race. Kathleen Chalfant in 'Familiar Touch.' ...

An elderly woman rises, gets dressed and makes breakfast in a well-appointed kitchen. With a chef’s precision, she fries the eggs, chops onions and parsley, takes a piece of toast and leaves it on the ...