It is one of few mistakes made by this novice filmmaker but fortunately not one that makes the film any less painful.Polley directs three beautifully nuanced performances from her leads. He washes while she dries. This particular "home" enforces a policy where new residents are not allowed to have any contact with the loved ones they left behind for the first thirty days after they are admitted. Grant and Fiona Anderson have been married for forty-four years. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2015, A very topical film about an aspect of life more likely to touch more of us as we move forward, with the main characters all very well portrayed in a totally appropriate 'understated' fashion (So glad it is set in Canada rather than risking a 'Holywood' style).....I hope this is not her 'swan-song', Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2018, brilliant film great performance by julie christie, I would recommend this dvd to friends and family, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2015. A young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years, returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding. Might be slow for some, but is moving and really interesting. Fiona has just been admitted to Meadowlake, a long term care facility near their country home in southwestern Ontario, because her recent lapses of memory have been diagnosed as a probable case of Alzheimer's disease. But if you're not paying attention you won't pick up on all these signs. 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 wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2019. Title: Male lead very good too. Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2017. As big a task as this is, Fiona must do even more. After the death of Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II struggles with her reaction to a sequence of events nobody could have predicted. Smuggling? Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019. Last night, I saw the movie AWAY FROM HER starring Julie Christie (Fiona) and Gordon Pinsent (Grant). But in the story there was a key passage about… “…the cards being so stacked against us.” that provided the explanation for Grant’s philandering with all those college girls he was teaching, with their bare toes in their sandals. It's about relationships, old wounds that don't quite heal. NOT for teenagers or teenager-like adults. A couple copes with the wife's diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and her growing affection for another nursing home patient. Polley brings unapologetic honesty and sympathy to the lives of these two characters. Julie Christie in Away From Her. Before they can start being away from their mother, the puppies need to be healthy to fight any sickness or infections. I reccommend it highly for people who may be facing this dreadful disease as it manages to be both honest and yet life affirming. I liked the film although I found it disturbing once you discover the husband is not all he led us believe he was in the first few scenes. Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2019, Not the usual sappy story but a heartfelt and honest observation of this devastating disease. Away from Her ended up on my “got it wrong” list because it turns the caregiving relationship on its head. The depth of Christie's role was superbly nuanced and portrayed and the support from Pinset was so genuine that I could feel his pain and despair. Her most recent win was for the Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in the movie Away From Her. Hey Lady. Away from Her A happily married woman falls for the artist who lives across the street. I took her up on it. The way her eyes take in the surroundings, an environment that she should know intimately, suggests a sense of attachment intrinsically linked with a saddened detachment. What a tear jerker. Not the usual sappy story but a heartfelt and honest observation of this devastating disease. It is Polley's delicate and respectful hand that guides the viewer to see past the surface of misplaced kitchen apparel and see the longing for tenderness that is had between as it lingers longer than fading memories.Memory comes in and out in AWAY FROM HER. It is told simply and straightforward recounting decisions made, consequences and reality. Huggo. With respect to the facility, what Grant has the most difficulty with are what he sees as the sadness associated with the facility's second floor - where the more advanced cases are housed - but most specifically the facility's policy of no visitors within the first thirty days of admission to allow the patient to adjust more easily to their new life there. He can only watch her mind disappear while she tries to enjoy the undetermined lucid time she has left. She is a tough woman, brass because she has to be. Based on what he sees when he is finally able to ... 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