Away from Her (2006)

Directed by

Sarah Polley

Genre

drama film

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 244 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A long-married couple faces a difficult change when the wife develops Alzheimer's disease. She moves into a nursing home where she loses her memory of her husband and forms a bond with another resident.

poignantgentlebittersweetintimatecontemplativemelancholicsubtleslow-burn

What happens

Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles. The feature film directorial debut of Polley, it is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. The story centers on a couple whose marriage is tested when the wife begins to develop Alzheimer's and moves into a nursing home, where she loses virtually all memory of her husband and begins to develop a close relationship with another nursing home resident. Away from Her premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on May 4, 2007, and garnered critical acclaim, with critics praising Christie's performance and Polley's screenplay and direction. The film received two nominations at the 80th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Christie) and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Polley). It also won seven Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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