Away From Her
Release Date
2007
Film Synopsis
A husband and wife cope with her institutionalization due to the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
After 45 years of marriage, ageing couple Fiona and Grant are struck with a devastating blow, the looming clouds of Alzheimer’s disease. In a heart-breaking decision, Fiona is moved into a residential facility. But there’s one more shock on the horizon as Fiona starts to transfer her affections to another man, Aubrey, who also is a patient at the nursing home.
A double-Oscar-nominated, beautifully subtle exploration of a devastating disease; Julie Christie (Doctor Zhivago, Darling) turns in a Golden Globe-winning performance in this honest, life-affirming story of relationships, love and devotion.
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