Canada (2006): Drama/Romance
Away from Her is the beautiful yet unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss. Married for almost 50 years, Grant's (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona's (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is filled with tenderness and humor; yet this serenity is broken by Fiona's increasingly evident memory loss -- and her restrained references to a past betrayal. For a while, the couple is able to casually dismiss these unwelcome changes. But when neither Fiona nor her husband can deny any longer that she is being consumed by Alzheimer's disease, the couple is forced to wrenchingly redefine the limits of their love and loyalty -- and face the complex, inevitable transition from lovers to strangers.
Adapted from Alice Munro's The Bear Came Over the Mountain; written for the screen and directed by Sarah Polley; produced by Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl and Jennifer Weiss; executive produced by Atom Egoyan and Doug Mankoff. (Film Farm-Foundry Films / Lions Gate - Web site)
2 nominations
· Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2007: Julie Christie
· Achievement in Writing - Adapted Screenplay 2007: Sarah Polley