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TRIGGERS

There are many triggers to the sadness about Franklin's death.

A friend who hasn't heard, a forgotten trick or dog joke, a new situation where he is suddenly not a part.

In today's movie, there was more than a mild stimulus. There is a dog who grows up with the people in the film. He is a great dog. A movie dog. Cuter than cute. Never in the way when anything serious is happening. Well, once.

Towards the end, he is old and starts to limp.

They go to a vet and get a test.

The dog has cancer in the foot. the left rear foot.

They decide to let him go.

Day-Lewis is a doctor and so he takes out his equipment and Binoche holds the dog in her arms and says goodbye.

You couldn't get a closer story to our Franklin's situation. A little spooky actually.

We got through it pretty well. No one had to turn away or turn it off.

We cried together a bit.

Another unavoidable goodbye. A cleansing.

Labels: Franklin