Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter | |
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Directed by | Deborah Hoffmann |
Written by | Deborah Hoffmann |
Produced by | Deborah Hoffmann |
Cinematography | Frances Reid |
Distributed by | Women Make Movies |
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Running time | 44 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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The film is about the struggle with Alzheimer's disease of Doris Hoffmann, mother of the director and widow of Albert Einstein's associate Banesh Hoffmann. [1] [2]
Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter aired on PBS as part of the series POV .
It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [3] [4] [5]
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