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Away From Her
2006
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 wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home. Read more
| Starring | Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis |
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| Director | Sarah Polley |
| Genres | Drama |
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Away From Her
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 wheel chair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
| Starring | Julie Christie, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson, Stacey LaBerge, Deanna Dezmari |
|---|---|
| Director | Sarah Polley |
| Studio | METRODOME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins Watch now: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Watch Online: English |
| Released | DVD: 27 Aug 2007 Watch now: 16 Jul 2009 Production year: 2006 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
| Format | DVD |
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Its only in cinema and North American cinema particularly that a sober and straight film about an ageing... read more on Time Out
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46 out of 47 people found this review helpful
How insulting!
I hardly know where to begin! Anyone who has first hand knowledge of dementia would be shocked at this movie. it is all one enormous lie from start to finish .Where is the horror , the trauma ,the cruel deterioration, the grief? Julie Christie DECIDES it is time to go in to the nursing home. [ In your dreams!].Whoever wrote this screen play should have done honest research before hand. It is not an easy subject matter for a movie .It is very insulting !
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Away From her
This was such an awful film that after half an hour of trying I had to concede defeat and stop watching it.
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And the Golden Globe goes toÂ…
- 14 Jan 2008
There may not have been a ceremony due to the ongoing writers' strike, but last night saw a press conference where the winners of this year's Golden Globes were announced. Atonement took the gong for best motion picture (drama), with Sweeney Todd given the prize for best motion picture (musical or comedy). Best actor in the dramatic motion picture category went to Daniel Day Lewis for his portrayal of an oil baron in There Will Be Blood and Julie Christie won for best dramatic actress in Away... Read more
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