One man is consigned to live
entirely within the present with
terrible consequences. Clive
Wearing has the worst case of
amnesia ever known. Twenty
years ago he lost his memory
and now his wife Deborah is the
only person he recognizes.
Clive- Ah ahah, oh yay! Ah ha
ha ha ha
Deborah- Clive really only has
less than 30 seconds memory
and sometimes its perhaps as
little as seven seconds. Its as
little as a sentence.
Deborah- I am going to see
your sister Adele, her daughters
got married recently.
Clive- Oh has she?
Deborah- In New Zealand and
so they are having a party
Clive- Funny how ladies
require a different title when
they get married.
Deborah- Do you know who
I am going to go see
tomorrow?
Clive- Buckingham Palace?
Deborah- No, really guess.
Clive- I dont know.
Deborah- You dont know?
Adele.
Clive- Oh is she?
Deborah- No, Do you know
why I am going?
Clive- No
Deborah- She is having a
party at her house tomorrow.
Clive- It is her birthday is it?
Deborah- No, do you know
why?
Clive- No
Deborah- It is to do with her
daughter
Clive- Who is she?
Deborah -Do you know why
her daughter is having a party?
Clive- No.
Deborah- Guess.
Clive- No idea.
Deborah- She got married.
Clive- Oh! Has she?
Deborah- She just got
married. Do you know what
country she got married in?
Clive- No idea.
Deborah- In New Zealand.
Clive- Oh, has she?
Deborah- Yeah
The sentence he is in he would
have probably forgotten the
sentence before you as him a
question and he will give you
an answer, but while he is
giving the answer hes already
forgotten the question. That
is how short it is.
Deborah- I am going to see
your kids tomorrow.
Clive- Youre going to see my
kids?
Deborah- Yeah, your children.
Clive- What are they up to
now?
Deborah- Do you know what
they are up to now?
Clive- No, no, no.
Deborah- Guess what you
think they are up to?
Clive- I have no idea. I
couldnt guess. I dont know
what theyre O-Levels were,
they hadnt got their O-Levels
last time I was conscious, so
I dont know what possible
thing they could do, do they,
I couldnt possibly guess.
Deborah- What? Where do
you think they are?
Clive- I have no idea. I dont
know where I am.
Deborah- All he has is void
behind him.
Clive- It has been like death.
I have never seen a human
being before that has ever
had a dream or a thought, the
brain has been totally inactive.
Day and night the same, no
thoughts at all. And as far as
I am concerned the doctors
have been totally incompetent.
I have never seen a doctor
the whole time.
OH! Look who has come!
Darling! OHHHHHHH. Youre
home. How wonderful!
Deborah- That was a very
musical kiss. Im dizzy. I dont
know which part of the room
I am standing in anymore.
Laughter
Clive- Can we dance?