Away From Her
HANWAY COLLECTION
Director
Sarah Polley
Cast
Julie Christie
Olympia Dukakis
Gordon Pinsent
"A lovely performance, perhaps the best of Julie Christie's career... An outstanding film"- The Guardian.
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
WINNER: of 62 Awards including a Golden Globes for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
NOMINATED: Best Performance as an Actress in a Leading Role and Best Writing (adapted Screenplay) at the Oscar
UK, Canada, US | English | 2006 | 110 min | HD