Son of the Bride
This magnificent Argentinean film centers on Rafael (Ricardo  Darín), a restaurateur whose life is becoming a knot of stress and  failing relationships. When his father, Nino (Héctor Alterio), decides  that after 44 years of marriage he wants to give his wife, Norma (Norma  Aleandro), the church wedding she always wanted, Rafael scoffs; Norma  has advanced Alzheimer's and doesn't recognize where she is or who's  around her. After Rafael has a heart attack, he realizes he has to  change his life--but when he makes changes, he discovers how much of  his life he'd been taking for granted, and that he may have cast aside  the very things he seeks.Son of the Brideis smartly and richly  written, directed with generosity and precision, and full of  astonishingly full performances. The story's full of clever touches,  but it never lets cleverness overwhelm humanity. Simply a superb movie.--Bret Fetzer