Away from Her (2007)
Away from Her (2007)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Gordon Pinsent
Grant
Julie Christie
Fiona
Michael Murphy
Aubrey
Olympia Dukakis
Marian
Kristen Thomson
Kristy
Wendy Crewson
Madeleine
Alberta Watson
Dr. Fischer
Thomas Hauff
William Hart
Deanna Dezmari
Veronica
Nina Dobrev
Monica
Grace Lynn Kung
Betty
Melanie Merkosky
Singing Nurse
Andrew Moodie
Liam
Clare Coulter
Phoebe Hart
Stacey LaBerge
Young Fiona
Lili Francks
Theresa
Judy Sinclair
Mrs. Albright
Tom Harvey
Michael
Jonathan goldsmith
Composer
Carolyn Hetherington
Eliza
Jessica Booker
Mrs. Jenkins
Janet van de Graaf
Rebecca Albright
Vanessa Vaughan
Stella
Catherine Fitch
Receptionist
Ron Hewat
Frank
Jason Knight
Young Grant
Simone Urdl
Producer
Sarah Polley
Director / Writer
Luc Montpellier
Director of Photography
Daniel Iron
Producer
Jennifer Weiss
Producer
Jonathan Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Debra Hanson
Costume Design
David Wharnsby
Editor
Benno Tutter
Art Direction
John Buchan
Casting
Mary Kirkland
Set Decoration
Catherine Viot
Makeup Artist
Ben Marrello
Third Assistant Director
Jane Tattersall
Sound Designer
Atom Egoyan
Executive Producer
Mark Allan
Executive Producer
Kathy Choi
Sound Editor
Réjean Goderre
Key Hair Stylist
Micheline Trépanier
Key Makeup Artist
Alan McKenna
Second Assistant Director
Victoria Hirst
Co-Producer
Doug Mankoff
Executive Producer
Zinka Tuminski
Hairstylist
Daniel J. Murphy
First Assistant Director
Michael Gibson
Still Photographer
Alice Munro
Short Story
Kathleen Climie
Production Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 4, 2007
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Budget$3,000,000
Box Office$9,194,283
Filming LocationsHamilton, Canada
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This Movie Is About.
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Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles. The feature film directorial debut of Polley, it is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
The story centers on a couple whose marriage is tested when the wife begins to develop Alzheimer's and moves into a nursing home, where she loses virtually all memory of her husband and begins to develop a close relationship with another nursing home resident.
Away from Her premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on May 4, 2007, and garnered critical acclaim, with critics praising Christie's performance and Polley's screenplay and direction.
The film received two nominations at the 80th Academy Awards: Best Actress (for Christie) and Best Adapted Screenplay (for Polley). It also won seven Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture.