Away From Her DVD

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Away From Her is the lyrical screenplay adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro&s short story " The Bear Came Over the Mountain" A beautifully moving love story that deals with memory & the circuitous unnamable paths of a long marriage Married for almost 50 years Grant (Gordon Pinsent) & Fiona&s (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering & their everyday life is full of tenderness & humor This serenity is broken only by the occasional carefully restrained reference to the past giving a sense that this marriage may not always have been such a fairy tale This tendency of Fiona&s to make such references along with her increasingly evident memory loss creates a tension that is usually brushed off casually by both of them As the lapses become more obvious & dramatic it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that Fiona is suffering from Alzheimer&s disease Actors Julie Christie Michael Murphy Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Kristen Thomson Wendy Crewson Alberta Watson Thomas Hauff & Katie Boland Director Sarah Polley Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)