First Cousin Once Removed(2012)
A Story of Life After Memory... inside the mind of poet Edwin Honig
Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer's.
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Filmmaker Alan Berliner documents his first cousin, the poet-translator Edwin Honig, as he succumbs to Alzheimer's.
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2012-10-09
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A Story of Life After Memory... inside the mind of poet Edwin Honig
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