Familiar Touch review – Kathleen Chalfant is wonderful in subtle, sensual memory loss drama

Director Sarah Friedland brings impressive attention to detail to an audacious debut feature about a woman moved into a retirement community Profoundly tender and yet untainted by the slightest trace of sentiment, this intimate and frankly sensual drama follows elderly Ruth (American stage icon Kathleen Chalfant) as she adjusts to a major change in circumstances. Told with an audacious economy that unveils key details only when absolutely necessary, the film hints at what’s going on when Ruth treats the washing up rack like a toast caddy. Minutes later, a middle-aged man named Steve (H Jon Ben

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