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Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles.
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May 25, 2007 · Away from Her: Directed by Sarah Polley. With Gordon Pinsent, Stacey LaBerge, Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis. 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.
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- Sarah Polley
- 2007-05-25
Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles.
Away From Her - Full Cast & Crew. After his wife is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, a man reluctantly sends her to a nursing home, where she turns her affections to another patient....
- Sarah Polley
Sarah Polley’s film hits hard with a constant stream of emotion, with the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease but taken from the perspective of a husband who has to watch his wife slip away in a nursing home.
May 4, 2007 · Overview. Fiona and Grant have been married for nearly 50 years. They have to face the fact that Fiona’s absent-mindedness is a symptom of Alzheimer’s disease. She must go to a specialized nursing home, where she slowly forgets Grant and turns her affection to Aubrey, another patient in the home.
