Away from Her (2006)

Director:

Sarah Polley

Writers:

Sarah Polley (written by)
Alice Munro (short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain")

Release Date:

27 April 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's never too late to become what you might have been

Plot:

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 wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.

Plot Keywords:

Memory Loss | Teacher Student Relationship | Alzheimer's Disease | Telephone Call | Watching TV

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 39 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Gordon Pinsent	...	Grant Anderson
Stacey LaBerge	...	Young Fiona
Julie Christie	...	Fiona Anderson
Olympia Dukakis	...	Marian
Deanna Dezmari	...	Veronica
Clare Coulter	...	Phoebe Hart
Thomas Hauff	...	William Hart
Alberta Watson	...	Dr. Fischer
Grace Lynn Kung	...	Nurse Betty
Lili Francks	...	Theresa
Andrew Moodie	...	Liam
Wendy Crewson	...	Madeleine Montpellier
Judy Sinclair	...	Mrs. Albright
Tom Harvey	...	Michael
Carolyn Hetherington	...	Eliza

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12A | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Canada:G (Québec)

Filming Locations:

Freeport Health Centre, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Film Farm, The

Trivia:

Writer-director Sarah Polley had intended her feature film debut to be based on a script she wrote about a 12-year-old actress starring on a television series. She was unable to get the project green lighted, and turned to another, an adaptation of one of her favorite short stories, Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain". The story deals with a couple in their Sixties coping with the wife's Alzheimer's disease.

Quotes:

Kristy: It's never too late to become what you might have been.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Helpless

So Moving and the Director is so young - Is the AMPAS bunch watching this ?

Sarah Polley is under 30 and "Away From Her" is a genius project for any age of filmmaker. Wow. Just amazed at the sensitivity of the direction and the spectacular performances.

Julie Christie is so adept at convincing her audience, there wasn't a dry eye at our screening.

Gordon Pinsent and Olymia Dukakis were equally as gripping in this quiet, realistic tale.

If it doesn't get an Oscar for somebody - there is REALLY something wrong with the distribution and/or with AMPAS.

come along everyone !

Give Sarah your votes.