Away From Her (2007)

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Rating: PG-13

Release Date: May 18, 2007

Running Time: 110 mins.

Country Of Origin: Canada

starring:

Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson, Alberta Watson, Stacey Laberge, Deanna Dezmari, Clare Coulter

director:

Sarah Polley

Away From Her

Married for almost 50 years, Grant’s and Fiona’s commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is filled with tenderness and humor; yet this serenity is broken by Fiona’s increasingly evident memory loss--and her restrained references to a past betrayal. For a while, the couple is able to casually dismiss these unwelcome changes. But when neither Fiona nor her husband can deny any longer that she is being consumed by Alzheimer’s disease, the couple is forced to wrenchingly redefine the limits of their love and loyalty--and face the complex, inevitable transition from lovers to strangers.

Spare and poignantly bittersweet, Sarah Polley's wrenching romantic drama Away From Her delves into the painful effects of Alzheimer's disease.

Story

Former mythology professor Grant (Gordon Pinsent) has been in love with--and married to--gorgeous, spirited Fiona (a radiant Julie Christie) for more than 40 years. After some turbulence earlier in their marriage (Grant wasn't always as faithful as he is now), they've spent the last two decades in their own private haven, a rustic Canadian cottage…