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Moviola > Films > Away From Her
Away From Her (12A) 110 mins"Sometimes you have to let go of what you can't live without." Fiona (Julie Christie) and Grant (Gordon Pinsent) are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" is actually Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and gets lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. For the first time in the five decades their relationship has spanned, they are forced to undergo a long-time separation, since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay, to help them adjust to their new surroundings. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find that not only has she apparently forgotten him, but she has transferred her affections to another man - Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness. Julie Christie received Oscar and Bafta nominations for Best Actress, and Gordon Pinsent won the ACTRA Toronto Award for Outstanding Performance. "Impeccably played by Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent . . . this is a most adroit, confident film, calmly understated and never sentimental." Philip French "A heartbreaking masterpiece." Roger Ebert "An outstanding film." Peter Bradshaw Showing: 03-June Ferndown 14-July Emsworth 14-July Shrewton 21-July Romsey 23-July Calne Last modified: 22-Apr-2008 |
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