Away from Her (2006)
This beautiful yet unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the onset of memory loss is adapted from celebrated author Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain." (Lionsgate)
Country: Canada
Directed By: Sarah Polley
Written By: Sarah Polley, Alice Munro
Starring: Julie Christie, Wendy Crewson, Olympia Dukakis, Alberta Watson, Kristen Thomson, Michael Murphy, Gordon Pinsent, Thomas Hauff, Katie Boland
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Away from Her belongs to 30 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 69 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 19 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 16 stars)
4. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 13 stars)
5. Metacritic - Universal Acclaim (public: moderated by sengir - 12 stars)
6. Movies about memory (public: moderated by Magb - 6 stars)
7. Positive Psychology Films (public: moderated by FilmStar** - 4 stars)
8. Prestige Picture / Oscar Bait (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
9. Roger Ebert's 4-Star Movies (public: moderated by KirkJiggler - 2 stars)
10. Ageing (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
11. Illness (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
12. Based on a Short Story (public: moderated by jmarkthespot - 1 star)
13. Best Picture: Canadian Screen Awards (formerly Genies/Canadian Film Awards) (public: moderated by dookobore - 1 star)
14. Alzheimer's Disease (public: moderated by iceblox)
15. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 2007 (public)
16. Memory Loss (public: moderated by whatismyname)
17. 80th Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by chemical404)
18. National Society of Film Critics: Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
19. A2P CINEMA'S 100 FILMS OF THE AUGHTS (public: moderated by sonique)
20. 100 New Directors (public: moderated by kaiku991)
21. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
22. Netflix instant LATAM (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom)
23. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (private: Coheed - 1 star)
24. Movies from Another Room (private: umurtas - 1 star)
25. Movies I Saw in Theaters (private: theficionado)
26. My DVD Collection (private: gdfthr337)
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| Mar 21, 2018 | RottenT | 94 86% |
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An accomplished directorial debut by Sarah Polley, Away From Her is a touching exploration of the effects of Alzheimer's, in which the tender wisdom of Polley's script is beautifully complemented by a wonderful performance from Julie Christie.
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| Dec 26, 2016 | TheMarkle | 70 66% |
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The best thing I can say about this film is Polley's adaptation of Munro's short story is immaculate. Christie is great, hauntingly heartbreaking in fact, but the actual blood pumping through the picture rests in Pinsent's underrated performance. It takes its time a little too often in some places, veers dangerously on the edge of television melodrama once or twice, but ultimately succeeds as a powerful film.
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I didn't like it at first, what with the ugly soft-focus and anti-septic lighting, self-consciously writerly dialogue that probably worked better on the page, and the muffled, musty tone and pacing. It loosens up after the first act, though, and eventually won me over. It turns into a charming, compelling, character-rich, and profoundly sad film.
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Gentle weepy that almost got me but for some moments where it went a bit 'information film'.
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really reminiscent of atom egoyan's films, which is NOT a compliment. i understand that this is a "style", but it looks sloppy & self-indulgent. this film, in particular, was inexcusably dull, and i think that's because it, like every other canadian film, lacked drama and heart. maybe i'm just not equipped to understand the art of this type of canadian filmmaking, but i think at the core of it, if a film can't make you feel, it's failed as entertainment and as art.
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Very upsetting. I haven't felt a film grip my heart with it's icy Canadian hand like this in ages.
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What a beautiful film! The story totally hit home and had me close to tears for the most part of the movie. I don't personally know anyone with Alzheimer's but something about the film's depiction of it seemed slightly unrealistic. But that's a minor flaw and the brilliant acting of Christie made up for it.
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| Oct 03, 2012 | ifthenwouldi | 50 33% |
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d_drudges | 80 90% |
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Using simple, everyday things Polley gracefully breaks your heart time and time again.
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Very emotional movie. About an unthinkably horrible situation (involving memory loss) and trying to make the best of it.
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SirStuckey | 50 23% |
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FYI: Getting old and developing Alzheimer's is depressing. Avoid it if possible.
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SeanBerndorff | 83 80% |
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