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Away from Her
starring: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson |
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: CHRISTIE,JULIE EAN: 0031398217954 Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: Lions Gate Languages: Manufacturer: Lions Gate MPN: 031398217954 Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lions Gate Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 11, 2007 Running Time: 110 minutes Studio: Lions Gate Theatrical Release Date: 2006
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  - Hoping to Remember"Away From Her" Hoping to Remember Amos Lassen I have loved Julie Christie since I saw her in "Darling" and "Dr. Zhivago". She has always been, to me at least, a symbol of class. In "Away from Her" she still possesses her charm but the movie deals with a different kind of Christie. She is still gorgeous but older and even more refined if that can be. She is Fiona Anderson and discovers that she has Alzheimer's Disease. Against the objections of her husband, she decides to go to a nursing home. Her husband, Grant (Gordon Pinsent) does not like the idea but she persists and believes it is for the best. In their forty-four years of marriage they have never been apart but the nursing home requires that he have no contact with her for the first thirty days so that she can settle in. When he finally gets to see her, he is a stranger to her and she has formed an attachment with another male patient, Aubry (Michael Murphy). Grant does not know whether she has really forgotten him or is punishing him for his earlier infidelities. This is a love story of adults in a long and somewhat unstable relationship. It is fiction and not always realistic but it is moving and though provoking. It looks at two human mysteries--the way love persists and how the brain works and the story is powerful and tender. Julie Christie is an amazing actress and gives a bravura performance. She plays the part with both intelligence and serenity and she is just as beautiful now as she has always been. Gordon Pinsent is subtle and plays his part with near perfection and Kristen Thomson, the head nurse at the home, shows wonderful compassion and insight. The dialog is masterful and the plot challenges what we think about adults. Rating: - Loved this movieI have watched Away from Her twice and think it is absolutely superb. It is a story that we can all relate to, especially if one has dealt with dementia and memory loss in the family. But it is a movie about more than just memory loss, it is about life choices that we all make or have made. I have loaned it to a friend but plan to watch it again as soon as it is returned. Rating:  - DVD.Julie Christy in "AWAY FROM HER"If you are a Julie Christy fan, you will enjoy this film.It could be a bit slow for most people.Congratulations JULIE CHRISTY. Rating: - Away From HerSad but very realistic portrayal of a devastating disease, and I am a physician. Julie Christie was magnificent and should have won an Oscar if the subject had been more "box-office". She has lost none of her wonderful talent in the xxx years since Doctor Zhivago (it's not nice to tell a lady's age!). Rating: - Don't Let This One Slip AwayI thought Sarah Polley was wonderful in "My Life Without Me," a splendid and unusual "small" movie. But when I learned she wrote the screenplay for "Away From Her," using an Alice Munro story as the foundation, and directed it - I was stunned. That's because the overriding quality of this movie's style is confidence, and Polley is young and a first-time director. There are no cheap devices to move things along, no mawkish manipulations of sentiment, AFH proceeds at a calm, deliberate pace that is absolutely perfect for its subject matter. Not much is known about Alzheimer's, but this much is clear, the erosion of memory and identity occurs on a timetable unique to the individual - and loved ones are powerless to intercede. There is little plot to this picture. Fiona and Grant have been married for 40 years and still love one another. Fiona, Julie Christie, is swiftly moving along into dementia, the film begins with her cheerfully putting a frying plan into the freezer. Grant, who feels guilt for past philandering, wants desperately to help but also must deal with his emerging loneliness and grief. Fiona is far more prepared for this transition than Grant is, and takes to life in her specialized care facility almost too readily, developing a nurturing fixation for Aubrey, and forgetting Grant altogether. Is this partially revenge on her part? Is she throwing herself into dementia to pay Grant back for wrongs of the past? We don't know. Sarah Polley has the courage to tell the story, and leave the speculation to us. The story in itself has more than enough grit to carry the day. Julie Christie, a great beauty and excellent actress, has never been better; this is an absolute showcase for her. There is wisdom and sadness in every breath, but more, acceptance and serenity that far outstrips mere happiness. Amazing work. Gordon Pinsent, as Grant, (a veteran of over 100 films), is deeply compelling, echoing the notion that illness of this sort is always harder on the loved ones than the patient who can slip into madness like a comforting bath. His interactions with Marian, (Aubrey's wife), played by Olympia Dukakis, and Nurse Kristy, Kristen Thomson, are spellbinding. Both women are compassionate but also very clear-eyed about reality. Grant learns much that he needs to learn from them, and we do too. Dukakis and Thomson are exceptionally good. A relationship that has endured for 40 years, surviving infidelity and strains of every description, is a castle built on shared experience. Fiona is happy with the life she's led, but she also understands that she's leaving it for good. Grant is not so willing to watch that castle vanish, because without Fiona at his side to share the memories, who knows if they're real at all? An exemplary film made even stronger by its complete lack of sentimentality. |
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