Snow Cake

Vivienne is killed in a motor vehicle accident. (0:14)

Vivienne's mother Linda already knows about Vivienne's death when Alex comes to her door. She tells him, "I know that Vivienne is dead." Things must be just so in her house. (0:18)

Linda tells Alex, "I don't want the wet contaminating my carpet."
"I do my checking." She arranges everything. (0:22)

Alex tells Linda, "I feel guilty." (0:24)

"Linda tells Alex, "I can't touch garbage." (0:27)

Alex asks Maggie, "What exactly is it?"
Maggie: "Autism." (0:32)

Linda tells Alex, "You neurotypical people are..." (0:36)

Linda compulsively arranges brochures in a rack. (0:38)

Diane tells Alex and Linda, "I know all about autism." (0:39)

Alex tells Maggie, referring to Vivienne, "I keep seeing her face." (0:44)

Alex tells Linda, "I had a son who died." (0:48)

Linda compulsively arranges products on shelves in a store. (0:58)

Alex tells Maggie, "I spent the last four years grieving over someone I never knew and now I'm doing it all over again with Vivienne." (1:08)

Funeral service for Vivienne (1:23)

One guest to another: "That's the thing about autism. They're neat freaks." (1:30)

Linda tells Alex, "I'm autistic." (1:40)

Autistic Disorder | Bereavement | compulsion