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Oct 11, 2007 · "Away From Her" is the fifth film I’ve seen about Alzheimer’s in these opening years of the century, and the best, although only one of them has been disappointing. 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 ...
Jun 20, 2019 · Away From Her (Movie): Summary and Analysis | Jotted Lines. Posted on June 20, 2019 by JL Admin. Summary: The film addresses a timely subject matter: the onset of Alzheimer’s disease – increasingly prevalent in an ageing North American population – and its impact on the personal life of a married couple.
Plot. Grant and Fiona are a retired married couple living in rural Brant County, Ontario. Fiona begins to lose her memory, and it becomes apparent she has Alzheimer's disease.
SYNOPSIS. AWAY FROM HER is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro’s short story “The Bear Came Over the Mountain”. AWAY FROM HER is a beautifully moving love story that deals with memory and the circuitous, unnamable paths of a long marriage.
Th e fi lm Away from Her addresses this poignant and neglected aspect of dementing illnesses like Alzheimer’s disease, exploring the ways in which we are anchored by love and relationships, and how the unmooring that accompanies dementia—for example, the loss of shared memory (Bateman, 2007:23)—aff ects not just
Synopsis. Grant (Pinsent) and Fiona (Christie) are a retired married couple living in rural Brant County, Ontario. Fiona begins to lose her memory, and it becomes apparent she suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
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.
