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Away From Her (DVD)
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Title: Away From Her
Leading Role: Alberta Watson,Gordon Pinsent,Julie Christie,Kristen Thomson,Michael Murphy,Olympia Dukakis,Wendy Crewson
Director: Sarah Polley
EAN: 5055002553318
Rating: UK:12
Product ID: EPID61619977
Description: Canadian actress Sarah Polley makes an impressive directorial debut with AWAY FROM HER, a film adapted from the Alice Munro story 'The Bear Came Over The Mountain'. The plot concerns the way in which the 50-year marriage of Grant (Gordon...
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My mum has Alzheimer's so I just wanted to watch this film. I was expecting a remake of my mum's life but I suppose they could never quite make a movie of a real Alzheimer's sufferer right?
Anyway, I thought the movie was good but it didn't really capture the true nature or reality of the illness but some of the 'explanations' about what happens to the sufferer and the carers during the illness are correct. I think the part about Fiona 'forgetting' Grant after only 30 days is a bit silly because I don't believe this would happen. My brother died last year, thankfully my mum is not aware of this...one saving grace, but if we show her a picture of him, she knows his name and some of the time that he's her son.
A good film though and although it didn't have me weeping buckets, I do think it gives a good insight into the illness for people who have never experienced it. Shame there were no violent scenes with any of the Alzheimer's sufferers though, something unfortunately the makers seemed to overlook....one big thing is the sufferers do get rather abusive, physically at first but when they can no longer walk, it becomes verbally. I would recommend watching this film but it's not as hard hitting as I would have liked.
Anyway, I thought the movie was good but it didn't really capture the true nature or reality of the illness but some of the 'explanations' about what happens to the sufferer and the carers during the illness are correct. I think the part about Fiona 'forgetting' Grant after only 30 days is a bit silly because I don't believe this would happen. My brother died last year, thankfully my mum is not aware of this...one saving grace, but if we show her a picture of him, she knows his name and some of the time that he's her son.
A good film though and although it didn't have me weeping buckets, I do think it gives a good insight into the illness for people who have never experienced it. Shame there were no violent scenes with any of the Alzheimer's sufferers though, something unfortunately the makers seemed to overlook....one big thing is the sufferers do get rather abusive, physically at first but when they can no longer walk, it becomes verbally. I would recommend watching this film but it's not as hard hitting as I would have liked.
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Away From Her (DVDWe bought this movie on the strength of Julia Christie's Oscar Nomination, And after seeing the movie we can understand why. Fabulous performances by both Julia Christie and Gordon Pinset dealing with the mental decline of a person suffering from Alzheimer's, who is eventually admiited to a nursing home. Highly recommended
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