Neuro Film Series - "Rain Man"
Our next movie in the Neuro Film series is Rain Man (1988). A
comedy-drama of an abrasive and selfish yuppie, Charlie Babbitt
(Tom Cruise) who discovers that his estranged father has died and
bequeathed all of his multimillion-dollar estate to his other son,
Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), a man with autism of whose existence
Charlie was unaware. Charlie meets Raymond and learns about
Raymond's autism, which he initially believes is curable —
resulting in his frequent frustration with his brother's antics.
Charlie’s feelings for his brother evolve during the course of the
movie as do his values. The film won four Oscars at the 61st
Academy Awards (March 1989), including Best Picture, Best Original
Screenplay, Best Director and Best Actor in a leading role for
Hoffman. Its crew received an additional four nominations.
Rain Man will be hosted by Gabriel Leonard, PhD. Dr. Leonard is an
Assistant Professor and Clinical Neuropsychologist of the Cognitive
Neuroscience Unit of the Montreal Neurological Institute and
Hospital. He is responsible for coordinating the MNH
neuropsychology outpatient service. Gabriel Leonard’s research
interests include examining the role of the human frontal lobes in
monitoring motor output and the breakdown and restoration of
effective connectivity in brain disorders in collaboration with Dr.
Tomas Paus and the McConnell Brain Imaging Centre.
The film will be shown with French sub-titles.
Neuro Movie Nights are free and snacks can be purchased (including
wraps and popcorn!).
