Scent of a Woman
Lt. Colonel Frank Slade is a depressed man. In the movie, Sent of a Woman, Al Pacino plays Slade's character who is blind and has Major Depressive Disorder (DSM IV-TR 296.2x). Besides meeting the challenge of acting blind when you are not, he also met the challenge of making his character meet the criteria for a Major Depressive Episode.
In the movie a college student, Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donell), is hired to aide the blind veteran Slade, for the duration of a holiday weekend. Upon taking the job, Slade's niece whom is his normal care taker, informs Charlie that Slade suffers from hypersomnia, alcoholism, and that he doesn't leave the house unless prompted (more than likely do to loss of interest and not agoraphobia). Although these are all symptoms of dysthmia if they were to last for 2 years, the movie doesn't actually give enough detail to make that assumption.
When the weekend begins, Charlie finds a chipper yet irritable Slade at the house, with a......

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Title: Scent Of A Woman
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