Away from Her
DramaRomance
7/10
|CA
|en
|110 min
Release Date: 2007-05-04
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.
Production Companies
Foundry FilmsCapri ReleasingHanWay FilmsEcho Lake EntertainmentCorus EntertainmentPulling Focus Pictures
User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7/10
I think “Fiona” (Julie Christie) knows the writing is on the wall when she goes to top up some glasses for her dinner guests and she can’t recall what’s in the bottle. Husband “Grant” (Gordon Pinsent) is dreading what has to come next as they both realise she needs professional care rather than stay in their beautiful but impractical wintery home. One of the more onerous conditions of her residenc...
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