Elizabeth Is Missing (2019)

When her best friend Elizabeth (Maggie Steed) goes missing, an elderly woman (Glenda Jackson) with dementia is convinced something terrible has happened. But her search soon unveils an even darker unsolved mystery about her sister's (Sophie Rundle) disappearance many years ago. Based on the novel by Emma Healey and directed by Aisling Walsh (MAUDIE). Returning to the screen after a 27 year absence (during which time she served as a member of the British parliament), Glenda Jackson shows her acting talent intact and in fine form. The film's unique approach to the subject of Alzheimer's, the topic of several high profile films like AWAY FROM HER, IRIS and STILL ALICE makes this heartbreaking document stand apart from the crowd. On one level, its subject is living with Alzheimer's and society's understanding of it but it's also a mystery about two missing women 70 years apart. Sentimentality is eschewed and while Jackson's character is an object for compassion, it's not one for pity, not the way Jackson portrays her. Satisfying as both a human document and a mystery. With Helen Behan, Nell Williams and Mark Stanley.