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Year: 2006 USA: Lionsgate Films UK: Metrodome Distribution UK DVD: Metrodome Cast: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson Director: Sarah Polley Country: Canada USA: 110 mins UK: 109 mins USA Rated: PG-13 for some strong language UK Certificate: 12A contains infrequent strong language USA Release Date: 4 May 2007 (Limited Release - New York and Los Angeles) UK Release Date: 27 April 2007 (Limited Release) UK DVD Release Date: 17 September 2007 Movie reviews Official US website Official UK website Synopsis AWAY FROM HER is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came Over The Mountain, a beautifully moving love story that deals with memory and its circuitous, enigmatic paths over the course of a long marriage. Beloved by critics and audiences alike when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, the film marks the arrival of an exciting new female filmmaker in Canadian actress Sarah Polley, here making her feature screenwriting and directorial debut. Married for almost 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 humor. 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. But when it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that Fiona is being consumed by Alzheimer’s disease, the limits of their love and loyalty must be wrenchingly redefined. DVD EXTRAS Commentary with Julie Christie |
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