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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.
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Away From Her - 2006 - HD. Married for almost 50 years, Grant's (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona's (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is filled with ...
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. Grant and Fiona Anderson have been married for forty-four years.
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Featuring great performances from Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie, Away from Her tells the story of an aging married couple and the horrors that Alzheimer's disease...
Long married, Fiona (Julie Christie) and Grant (Gordon Pinsent) find their mutual devotion tested by her struggle with Alzheimer's disease. When it becomes apparent that the condition is worsening, she checks into a rest home.
Using sympathy and tenderness for its characters, "Away From Her" tells the story of a marriage that drifts out of the memory of the wife, and of the husband's efforts to deal with that fact.
Grant plunges into an emotional abyss after moving his Alzheimer's-stricken wife to a nursing facility and keeping his distance for her benefit. Watch trailers & learn more.
For anyone who grew up worshiping at the shrine of Julie Christie, the notion that she could be playing a white-haired woman drifting into senility is a jolt to the system. But her radiance, beauty and talent are undiminished: she's hauntingly, heartbreakingly good.