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Away from Her Cover Image DVD DVD

Away from Her

Egoyan, Atom, 1960- (Producer). Mankoff, Doug. (Producer). Polley, Sarah. (Director, Screenwriter). Iron, Daniel. (Producer). Urdl, Simone. (Producer). Weiss, Jennifer (Producer) (Producer). Christie, Julie, 1941- (Actor). Pinsent, Gordon. (Actor). Dukakis, Olympia. (Actor). Murphy, Michael, 1938- (Actor). Thomson, Kristen. (Actor). Crewson, Wendy. (Actor). Montpellier, Luc. (Cinematographer). Wharnsby-Ali, Dawud. (Film editor). Goldsmith, Jonathan. (Composer). Munro, Alice 1931- Bear came over the mountain. (Added Author). Film Farm (Firm) (Added Author). Foundry Films. (Added Author). Capri Productions. (Added Author). HanWay (Firm) (Added Author). Echo Lake Productions. (Added Author). Lions Gate Films. (Added Author). Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson. (Cast).

Summary:

Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. During the twilight of their years, Grant is forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's. After Fiona wanders away and is found, the decision is made for her to go into a nursing home. For the first time in their relationship, they are forced to undergo a separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, but she has transferred her affections to another man. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Santa Monica, Calif.] : Lionsgate, [2007], ©2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
Based on the short story "The bear came over the mountain" by Alice Munro.
Special features: Commentary with actress Julie Christie ; Deleted scenes ; deleted scenes commentary with director Sarah Polley.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Luc Montpellier ; editor, David Wharnsby ; music, Jonathan Goldsmith ; executive producers, Atom Egoyan, Doug Mankoff.
Participant or Performer Note:
Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some strong language.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 (stereo).
Language Note:
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:
Golden Globe Awards, 2008: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Subject: n-cn-on
Munro, Alice 1931- Film adaptations
Munro, Alice 1931-
Married people Drama
Alzheimer's disease Patients Drama
Nursing home patients Drama
Older people Drama
Alzheimer's disease Patients
Married people
Nursing home patients
Older people
Married people Ontario Drama
Alzheimer's disease Ontario Drama
Nursing home patients Ontario Drama
Adjustment (Psychology) Drama
Married people Ontario Drama
Alzheimer's disease Ontario Drama
Nursing home patients Ontario Drama
Adjustment (Psychology) Drama
Ontario Drama
Ontario
Genre: DVD-Video discs.
Feature Films. > United States.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Films for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films.
Melodrama.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Melodrama > Feature.
Romance > Feature.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library.

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