Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema
<p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common dementia among the elderly. Its devastating effects are not limited exclusively to the sick, but also affect their relatives and caregivers. Due to their high degree of dependence, during the final stages of the disease many of these patients may...
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| description | <p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common dementia among the elderly. Its devastating effects are not limited exclusively to the sick, but also affect their relatives and caregivers. Due to their high degree of dependence, during the final stages of the disease many of these patients may need to be institutionalized. <em>Arrugas</em> (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras, inspired by the hit comic of the same name (2007) by the cartoonist Paco Roca (2008), shows us the vicissitudes that his protagonist, Emilio, has to go through when his family decides to enter him in a nursing home, and the links he establishes with other inmates, especially the shameless and nihilist Miguel.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea66b17158d342218b93c12b1e0d6d362022-12-21T18:13:53ZengEdiciones Universidad de SalamancaRevista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies1885-52102019-12-0115423724710.14201/rmc201915423724717904Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinemaMiguel ABAD VILAMaría Blanca MAYOR SERRANO<p>Alzheimer's disease is the most common dementia among the elderly. Its devastating effects are not limited exclusively to the sick, but also affect their relatives and caregivers. Due to their high degree of dependence, during the final stages of the disease many of these patients may need to be institutionalized. <em>Arrugas</em> (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras, inspired by the hit comic of the same name (2007) by the cartoonist Paco Roca (2008), shows us the vicissitudes that his protagonist, Emilio, has to go through when his family decides to enter him in a nursing home, and the links he establishes with other inmates, especially the shameless and nihilist Miguel.</p>https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/21818enfermedad de alzheimervejezresidencia para ancianosamistadcómiccine |
| spellingShingle | Miguel ABAD VILA María Blanca MAYOR SERRANO Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema Revista de Medicina y Cine / Journal of Medicine and Movies enfermedad de alzheimer vejez residencia para ancianos amistad cómic cine |
| title | Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| title_full | Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| title_fullStr | Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| title_full_unstemmed | Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| title_short | Arrugas (2011) by Ignacio Ferreras. Alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| title_sort | arrugas 2011 by ignacio ferreras alzheimer´s disease through comic and cinema |
| topic | enfermedad de alzheimer vejez residencia para ancianos amistad cómic cine |
| url | https://revistas.usal.es/index.php/medicina_y_cine/article/view/21818 |
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