Jupiter's Wife

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Summary: A Beautiful Documentary
Review: "Jupiter's Wife" is indeed a beautiful documentary. It's beautiful artistically--well designed and well filmed. It depicts some of humankind's truely beautiful representatives...who are loving, kind to each other, and filled with hope and laughter. And it brings us a wonderful, centering message about compassion, friendship, and tolerance.

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Summary: A Beautiful Documentary
Review: "Jupiter's Wife" is indeed a beautiful documentary. It's beautiful artistically--well designed and well filmed. It depicts some of humankind's truely beautiful representatives...who are loving, kind to each other, and filled with hope and laughter. And it brings us a wonderful, centering message about compassion, friendship, and tolerance.

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Summary: The perfect picture of the beauty of the human psyche
Review: First off, let me apologize for only watching half the film before writing this review. For a while I thought...maybe it will change, maybe the end will redeem the beginning. Then I couldn't take it anymore. Maggie's story is interesting, intriguing, and portrayed in a respectful manner. The filmmaker is clearly truly interested in and affected by her and her story. But his flat voice interrupts all too frequently to give no further insight or commentary than blunty stating his growing interest. If there were more her, I think I would have been much more interested in it. As it is, I felt that the parts that showed her, rather than guiding and teaching us about her, illustrated his monotonous voice.

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Summary: interesting story doesnt make an interesting film
Review: First off, let me apologize for only watching half the film before writing this review. For a while I thought...maybe it will change, maybe the end will redeem the beginning. Then I couldn't take it anymore. Maggie's story is interesting, intriguing, and portrayed in a respectful manner. The filmmaker is clearly truly interested in and affected by her and her story. But his flat voice interrupts all too frequently to give no further insight or commentary than blunty stating his growing interest. If there were more her, I think I would have been much more interested in it. As it is, I felt that the parts that showed her, rather than guiding and teaching us about her, illustrated his monotonous voice.

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Summary: Absoulutly must see video!!!!
Review: I LOVED THIS VIDEO!This story was well documented,on Maggie and her life,from a horse &carriage driver,to living, in Central Park,with all her dogs! It was tastefully done,showing,how happy Maggie,is,independent and adjusted,even though its obvious,that drugs helped put her,in a rough life. a great video,for park goers,& young people,to see the aftermath, of drugs.

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Summary: One of the best videos on this subject
Review: I loved this video, the way it was shot, what it tells me about the homeless and how it brought me to have love for her and her dogs, the people who help.everything shot with such fullness.

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Summary: The Story of Maggie
Review: I rarely watch anything twice, but after seeing this film, the story stayed in my mind for a long time and I've watched it again from time to time to fit all the pieces and, more importantly, not to forget. To see how circumstances can change one's life forever and how one copes with things that are too painful to acknowlege is what struck me about this film. It is a tragic film as to what might have been and one can't help but love Maggie with her lyrical speech and laughing manner which mask what lies underneath which even she herself can't bear to remember.

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Summary: The Story of Maggie
Review: I rarely watch anything twice, but after seeing this film, the story stayed in my mind for a long time and I've watched it again from time to time to fit all the pieces and, more importantly, not to forget. To see how circumstances can change one's life forever and how one copes with things that are too painful to acknowlege is what struck me about this film. It is a tragic film as to what might have been and one can't help but love Maggie with her lyrical speech and laughing manner which mask what lies underneath which even she herself can't bear to remember.

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Summary: Riviting and Beautiful-Fragile Grace of Life
Review: I saw this documentary at a film festival back home which included a "question and answer" open forum with the film crew. I am still moved by this woman, her story and "this land of many hats, yes we wear them"... This documentary grasps the grace, fragility, and beauty of human existence. Just buy it. You'll buy more for friends. The documentary will "center" you more than any yoga session at the Y will ever do.

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Summary: The perfect picture of the beauty of the human psyche
Review: This movie demonstrates the beauty of the human mind, and the fact that my (and your)reality isn't always right. Maggie, though she could probably be labeled as schizophrenic, is probably happier than the majority of individuals that are "healthy". This movie demonstrates what the mind needs to be happy. ? This movie may or may not change your life. If it does, you will forever see the world differently, and every individual as filled with the possibility of being whole.