Away from Her
2006
***½
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Thomson, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Nina Dobrev
Grant and Fiona are a childless couple who have been married for 44 years. Fiona suffers from Alzheimer's disease and she checks voluntarily into a nursing home. The move is harder on Grant who must live with his guilt and memories while Fiona slowly drifts away from him. Actress Sarah Polley's directorial debut is a moving but geriatrically paced drama which is built around two veteran actors. Julie Christie garnered all the accolades, but Gordon Pinsent is the true star of the film with his subdued performance. Polley adapted Alice Munro's short story The Bear Came over the Mountain.
