Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 05/04/2007(USA
Release Date: 09/11/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Lionsgate
Filmmaker
Atom Egoyan -- a longtime onscreen collaborator with the gifted young actress
Sarah Polley (
The Sweet Hereafter) -- executive-produced
Polley's directorial debut,
Away from Her, starring
Julie Christie,
Olympia Dukakis,
Michael Murphy, and
Wendy Crewson. Adapted by
Polley from a short story by
Alice Munro, this small-scaled two-character
drama concerns
Grant (
Gordon Pinsent) and
Fiona (
Christie), a long-married couple, well into their golden years, who are much in love and connected to one another on every level. "Soul mates" in the purest sense of the term, the two feel a sense of ease and tranquility in their rural home. But when
Fiona's memory begins to slip away and she insists on being taken to a rest home, the decision stirs up torrents of guilt and regret in
Grant's heart. The rules of the center only complicate matters, as they forbid visitation and communication with
Fiona for an interminable period of time. He determines to support his wife at all costs, even if must happen at the expense of his own peace of mind.
~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
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