In The Notebook, Cassavetes directed his mother, who played the older version of the character played by Rachel McAdams, as a woman with dementia.
Gena Rowlands arriving at the 88th Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, in 2016
Cassavetes, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly published on Tuesday, said Rowlands has had Alzheimer’s for five years.
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