Away From Her | Canadian Cinema Film Talk Series

Join Fred Fuchs, Jeffrey Bender, and Karen Robins from the Alzheimers Society of Brant, Haldimand, Norfolk, Hamilton, and Halton to discuss AWAY FROM HER (2006)

AWAY FROM HER (2006)

Director: Sarah Polley
Starring: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Michael Murphy, Sarah Polley, Kristen Thomson, and Olympia Dukakis

Genie Awards: Seven, including Best Motion Picture
Academy Award nominations: Best Actress (Julie Christie), Best Adapted Screenplay (Sarah Polley)
Based on Alice Munro’s short story „The Bear Came Over the Mountain” from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. AWAY FROM HER was Polley’s feature directorial debut.

Married for almost 50 years, Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona’s (Julie Christie) serenity is interrupted by Fiona’s increasingly frequent memory lapses. When it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that she is being consumed by Alzheimer’s, the limits of love and loyalty are wrenchingly redefined.