Away from Her
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Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's 'forgetfulness' actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For
… More »Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's 'forgetfulness' actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since this is the nursing home 'no-vistors, ' first 30 days policy of a patient's stay. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, but she has transferred her affections to another man. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.
« LessBased on the short story "The bear came over the mountain" by Alice Munro
Special features: Feature commentary with actress Julie Christie ; deleted scenes ; deleted scenes commentary with director Sarah Polley
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Add a SummaryAn older couple who have been married for a lifetime face a challenging time when they realize that the wife has Alzheimer's. They have never been separated and suddenly she must be placed in a home for her safety.
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Add a CommentWithout a doubt, the subject matter of “Away From Her” is an important one, but the pace of the movie is a bit slow for my taste.
I started to watching this movie and thought I could not finish watching it because it was so depressing. However I am glad that I watched it to the end, because it turns out to be very enlightening on the subject of alzheimers.
I cant imagine how this movie didn't win any awards, or how it was ever passed up. I remember Julie Christie from her days in movies such as "DARLING". She was, and is, an excellent actress I don't know how she does it. This movie is excellent I have no faults about it. Period.
Visually beautiful and well-acted, but you definitely have to be in the mood for this bittersweet movie. What an awful disease; to watch a loved one mentally disappear while you retain all the memories of a life together is truly heartbreaking.
Marvellous acting from Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent! Beautiful cinematography as well!
Great peformance by Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie. A great little movie that was thoroughly enjoyable but will make your cry.
I took me awhile to want to watch this film. You have to be in the mood. It's sad, even when you think of the positive side, and it's life. Acting and story was good.
Interesting idea and well acted but, for me, the film seemed to lose its way in the second half
Definitely good performances by Julie Christie & Olympia Dukakis, but the main thing that bothers me about this film is its numerous, inferior borrowings from "Iris" with Judi Dench & Jim Broadbent. Other problems include the unintentional English-grammar gaffes in its script and its reliance on simpleminded pop-cultural cliches in representing Canada & Canadians.
Sarah Polley does a remarkable job directing this moving and believable story. Great performances from Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent.