AWAY FROM HER is the lyrical screenplay
adaptation of celebrated author Alice Munro's short story,
“The Bear Came Over The Mountain,” a beautiful yet
unconventional story of a couple coming to grips with the
onset of memory loss. Beloved by critics and audiences
alike when it premiered at the 2006 Toronto International
Film Festival, the film marks the arrival of an exciting new
filmmaker in Canadian actress Sarah Polley, who makes her
feature screenwriting and directorial debut.
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.
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