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Oct 11, 2007 · Using sympathy and tenderness for its characters, “Away From Her” tells the story of a marriage that drifts out of the memory of the wife, and of the husband’s efforts to deal with that fact. We have two Canadian women to thank for this film: the writer and director, Sarah Polley (born 1979), and the author of the short story that ...
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May 4, 2007 · Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review dave s Featuring great performances from Gordon Pinsent and Julie Christie, Away from Her tells the story of an aging married ...
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Our review: Parents say: ( 3 ): Kids say: Not yet rated Rate movie. Away From Her (based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain") is a beautiful movie. It's not just about the wreckage of a disease: It's also a spot-on meditation on marriage -- the sins forgiven but not forgotten and the transformative power of enduring ...
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Warning: Spoilers. AWAY FROM HER (2007) **** Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, Katie Boland. (Dir: Sarah Polley) Christie and Pinsent give Oscar worthy performances in a sterling drama ; a remarkable film-making debut by Polley.
The title, Away From Her, references Grant’s feelings about Fiona on the day she proposed marriage to him: “I took her up on it. I never wanted to be away from her. She had the spark of life.” And for the most part, the film is a tale of marital love and the depth of feeling and commitment that grows out of decades of togetherness.
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Away From Her Reviews. Christie and Pinsent offer two of the most substantial, affecting performances of 2007. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 7, 2022. Polley's direction is simple, yet ...
Apr 27, 2007 · Away from Her. (Cert 12A) Peter Bradshaw. Fri 27 Apr 2007 18.55 EDT. T he Nietzchean maxim about the strong man forgetting what he cannot master is what this film brings to mind. It is a deeply ...