Away From Her (2007)
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Reviews Counted: 132 Fresh: 125 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus:
An accomplished directorial debut by Sarah Polley, Away From Her is a touching exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's, in which the tender wisdom of Polley's script is beautifully complemented by a wonderful performance from Julie Christie.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Theatrical Release: May 4, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $15,830,046
Synopsis: Canadian actress Sarah Polley makes an impressive directorial debut with AWAY FROM HER, a film adapted from the Alice Munro story "The Bear Came Over The Mountain." The plot concerns the way in which the 50-year marriage of Grant (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona (Julie Christie) deteriorates with... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Gordon Pinsent, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson
Director: Sarah Polley
Screenwriter: Sarah Polley
Producer: Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Daniel Iron
Composer: Jonathan Goldsmith
Screenwriter: Sarah Polley
Producer: Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss, Daniel Iron
Composer: Jonathan Goldsmith
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08/01/08
Una bella historia de amor a merced de una enfermedad, filmada con delicadeza por Sarah Polley y sensiblemente interpretada por Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent y Olympia Dukakis.
02/20/08
A beautifully acted, poignant film about a man who slowly loses his wife to Alzheimer's.
02/02/08
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01/23/08
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A complex series of relationships revolve around a nursing home romance.
01/12/08
Julie Christie as an Alzheimer's afflicted wife achieves the perfect psychological mixture of despair, mystery, rebellion against the unappreciated devotion that has been her lot in married life, and an ultimate odd but eloquent personal liberation.
12/27/07
Hallmark card presentation of the onset of Alzheimer's. Totally sincere and totally unrealistic.
12/20/07
Christie (with whom Polley acted in Hal Hartley's No Such Thing) is still a radiant presence at 66 and she rivets us to the screen.
12/11/07
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10/05/07
Top Critic
Away From Her is something of an antithesis to the fake fuzziness of any Hallmark movie of the week.
09/14/07
The strength of Away From Her rests on the laurels of an excellent director and Julie Christie whose demanding role is interpreted with subtlety, humor and wisdom. Polley said she only had Christie in mind when the film was to be cast.
07/22/07
Away From Her is that rare movie that breaks hearts with finesse and reserve, not through brute force.
07/10/07
It's nice to see serious issues other than crime and drugs in the movies and even nicer to see a filmmaking talent like Sarah Polley blossoming.
07/02/07
If the Oscars were really looking for Best Actress, it couldn't go wrong looking this way.
06/23/07
Lovely and cold as a Nordic winter sky, Away From Her is a lacerating, tough movie that's sometimes hard to watch - and impossible to forget
06/15/07
Tackling a sorrowful subject with compassion and even an occasional laugh, actress Sarah Polley makes an impressive full-length debut as writer and director ...
06/12/07
A magnanimous and devastating directorial debut from the young Canadian actress Sarah Polley.
06/04/07
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