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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.
May 4, 2007 · An accomplished directorial debut by Sarah Polley, Away From Her is a touching exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's, in which the tender wisdom of Polley's script is beautifully...
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Away From Her Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Christie and Pinsent offer two of the most substantial, affecting...
Away From Her takes us from frozen, luminescent mise-en-scene of the couple's secure existence in snow-drenched, rural Canada, to the hand-held cameras and uncertainty that hits in Meadowlake. Excerpts from Auden's Letters From Iceland are sprinkled into the script like shards of crystalline beauty.
As of October 21, 2020, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 94% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 145 reviews, and an average rating of 8.12/10.
May 4, 2007 · For anyone who grew up worshiping at the shrine of Julie Christie, the notion that she could be playing a white-haired woman drifting into senility is a jolt to the system. But her radiance, beauty and talent are undiminished: she's hauntingly, heartbreakingly good.
May 25, 2007 · 137 User reviews. 170 Critic reviews. 88 Metascore. Nominated for 2 Oscars. 62 wins & 43 nominations total.
Away From Her is a twilight-of-life love story, one that harshly demolishes our romantic notions of love and loyalty, then replaces them with something deeper and, finally, more consoling. Read More. By David Edelstein FULL REVIEW. 80.
Movie Review. Two sets of cross-country ski tracks wind their way across the Ontario countryside, a picture of Grant and Fiona’s life together.
AWAY FROM HER stars Julie Christie as Fiona, a woman who looks vital, regal, yet who is succumbing to Alzheimers. The progressive dementia rips apart what appears to be a storybook marriage to Grant (Gordon Pinsent, in a finely nuanced turn), a former college professor.
