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, Nina Dobrev

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Away from Her belongs to 30 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 83 stars)
2. Academy Award - Oscar - ALL Best Picture, Directing, Acting & Screenplay Nominees (public - 23 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (public: moderated by Cinephile - 18 stars)
4. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 17 stars)
5. Metacritic - Universal Acclaim (public: moderated by sengir - 14 stars)
6. Movies about memory (public: moderated by Magb - 6 stars)
7. Positive Psychology Films (public: moderated by FilmStar** - 5 stars)
8. Illness (public: moderated by djross - 2 stars)
9. Based on a Short Story (public: moderated by jmarkthespot - 2 stars)
10. Prestige Picture / Oscar Bait (public: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 2 stars)
11. Roger Ebert's 4-Star Movies (public: moderated by KirkJiggler - 2 stars)
12. Canadian director (public: moderated by iconogassed - 2 stars)
13. Ageing (public: moderated by djross - 1 star)
14. Roger Ebert's Top 10 Films of 2007 (public - 1 star)
15. Netflix instant LATAM (public: moderated by Roman_Herbom - 1 star)
16. Best Picture: Canadian Screen Awards (formerly Genies) (public: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
17. Alzheimer's Disease (public: moderated by iceblox)
18. Memory Loss (public: moderated by whatismyname)
19. 80th Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by chemical404)
20. National Society of Film Critics: Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
21. A2P CINEMA'S 100 FILMS OF THE AUGHTS (public: moderated by sonique)
22. 100 New Directors (public: moderated by kaiku991)
23. New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress (public: moderated by CCLZA)
24. Coheed's Celluloid Pit (private: Coheed - 1 star)
25. Movies I Saw in Theaters (private: theficionado)
26. My DVD Collection (private: gdfthr337)
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Jan 26 | worleyjamers | 70 62% |
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Jan 12 | arppacket | 80 72% |
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Jan 12 | Rollo Tomasi | 70 0% |
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Dec 28, 2020 | NotALemon | 66 78% |
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Nov 17, 2020 | mattcbrown | 86 86% |
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Aug 08, 2020 | CesarCastag (CinePlayers.com) | 80 72% |
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Sad dementia movies ain't my bag.
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clayj41 | 74 62% |
Feb 25, 2020 | ![]() |
manwhonose | 100 98% |
With an extremely deft and careful hand, Sarah Polley directs a haunting and poignant film about real, true love versus dementia. Profoundly moving, brilliantly acted and beautifully shot, Away From Her is a fantastic film in every way.
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Feb 23, 2020 | Enid | 78 56% |
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Sep 25, 2019 | Blondone86 | 72 66% |
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ktappe | 94 83% |
Painfully well done. A must-see for anyone interested in, well, life. The dialogue is as perfect as it's possible to write, and applicable to far more than just the elderly facing end-of-life crises. This is one of those films that changes you, deeply.
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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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Feb 11, 2018 | davidjn | 60 52% |
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Dec 27, 2016 | TheMarkle | 70 66% |
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Dec 13, 2016 | ![]() |
Filligan | 84 56% |
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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closedmouth | 80 66% |
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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nilooravaei | 52 6% |
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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