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- available formats: DVD
DVD Features:
Commentary with Julie Christie
Away From Her- a film by Sarah Polley
Winner of 7 Genie®
Awards including Best Picture, Director, Actor and Actress
Nominated for 2 Academy Awards – Best Actress & Best Adapted
Screenplay
Winner, Excellence in Film
Making - Sedona Film Festival
Official Gala Selection - Toronto International Film Festival
Official Gala Selection - Sundance Film Festival
"I can't remember the last time the movies yielded up a
love story so painful, so tender and so true."
A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Extraordinary! One of the most astonishing feature debuts
by a Canadian director in ages! Intelligent, artful and beautifully
understated… exquisite performances."
Brian D. Johnson, MACLEANS
<FOUR OUT OF FOUR STARS> “Stunning performances from
Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent!
Polley has crafted a subtle, achingly sad film.”
Joanna Schneller, GLOBE AND MAIL
Starring: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis
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AWAY FROM HER is a beautifully moving love story that deals with memory and the circuitous, unnamable paths of a long marriage. Married for 50 years, Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona’s (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering, and their everyday life is full of tenderness and humour. This serenity is broken only by the occasional, carefully restrained reference to the past, giving a sense that this marriage may not always have been such a fairy tale. This tendency of Fiona’s to make such references, along with her increasingly evident memory loss, creates a tension that is usually brushed off casually by both of them. As the lapses become more obvious and dramatic, it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that Fiona is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. |
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2006, Canada, 100 mins.
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