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Away from Her / Lionsgate ; the Film Farm and Foundry Films in association with Capri Releasing, Hanway Films and Echo Lake Productions present ; producers, Daniel Iron, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss ; written and directed by Sarah Polley.
LIBRA DVD PN1995.9.M45 A939 2007
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- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Munro, Alice, 1931-2024--Film adaptations.
- Munro, Alice.
- Married people--Drama.
- Married people.
- Alzheimer's disease--Patients--Drama.
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Nursing home residents--Drama.
- Nursing home residents.
- Older people--Drama.
- Older people.
- Ontario--Drama.
- Ontario.
- Munro, Alice, 1931-2024.
- Alzheimer's disease--Patients.
- Genre:
- Melodrama.
- Feature films. -- United States.
- Drama.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, California : Lionsgate, [2007]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 (stereo).
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- 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
- Participant:
- Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Wendy Crewson.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Luc Montpellier ; editor, David Wharnsby ; music, Jonathan Goldsmith ; executive producers, Atom Egoyan, Doug Mankoff.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.
- Based on the short story "The bear came over the mountain" by Alice Munro.
- Widescreen 1.78:1.
- Special features: commentary with actress Julie Christie; deleted scenes; deleted scenes commentary with director Sarah Polley.
- Genie Awards, 2008: Best Motion Picture; Best Achievement in Direction (Polley); Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Pinsent); Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Christie); Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Thomson); Best Screenplay, Adapted (Polley); Claude Jutra Awad (Polley)
- Golden Globe Awards, 2008: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama (Christie)
- Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2008: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role (Christie)
- Directors Guild of Canada, 2007: Feature Film; Direction - Feature Film (Polley)
- Toronto Film Festival, 2007: Holden Award for Best Script- Special Mention (Polley)
- Writers Guild of Canada, 2007: Feature Film (Polley)
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Unger Gasser Family Endowment for the Study of Screenwriting, Television and New Media.
- OCLC:
- 140671321
- Publisher Number:
- 031398217954 80
- 031398217961
- 00031398217954
- 21795 Lionsgate
- 21796 Lionsgate
- Access Restriction:
- Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.
- Online:
- URL
- URL
- Connect to reviews of this title online
- http://www.mrqe.com/movie_reviews/away-from-her-m100052303
- Credits from Internet movie database
- Connect to Internet Movie Database for more information
- Pinsent, Gordon.
- URL
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