Film No. 14 (2015) Infinitely Polar Bear March 6th.

Film No. 14 (2015) March 6th.  11.00 AM LUNA Leederville. 

   

"Maggie, we haven't slept together since before my breakdown, I'm dying" (Cam has a light moment with his wife Maggie as he feels he's returning to normality)

 

Infinitely Polar Bear

 

There are resilient people who really do have tough lives for all sorts of different reasons. They make decisions to try and improve their lot and when the going gets tough they make the best of what they have, using their lemons to make lemonade, they have fun along the way. Infinitely Polar Bear gives us the chance to spend 90 minutes with such people,the manic-depressive Cameron (Mark Ruffalo) and his family.

 

Ruffalo often plays a sane compassionate character. This time he's annoying but lovable. We are willing him to recover from his bipolar condition so that his family will no longer have to suffer during his frequent episodes.  But at the same time we luxuriate in the fun a dad like him brings to a family when he is uninhibitedly innovative in showing his kids a good time.

 

The real stars of this independent film are Zoe Saldana (Maggie), his wife and his two daughters Amelia (Imogene Wolodarsky) and Faith (Ashley Aufderheide)because they love their husband /dad and want a normal life. They are honest and will sacrifice anything to keep the family strong. Maggie is smart, but needs to study away from home so that she has the means to get a good job and support the family. This means one thing, Cam must care for their girls. The girls are so smart and resilient one wonders who is running the house from day to day but this doesn't save them from a very bumpy ride.

 

Infinitely Polar Bear is a film with a heart. It's a film which brings to the surface a condition so many families have had to adjust to. It offers us the opportunity to experience the difficulties faced by a family where problems are dealt with and no one gives up. Maya Forbes wrote and directed Infinitely. It's written from the heart because her father was Cam Stuart.  9GUMS