Filmmaker Atom Egoyan -- a longtime onscreen collaborator with the gifted young actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter) -- executive-produced Polley's directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, and Wendy Crewson. Adapted by Polley from a short ...more
MPAA Rating: PG13 | Year: 2006 | Running Time: 109 minutes
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Away From Her, Sarah Polley's deliberately paced, poignantly observed tale of how Alzheimer's disease affects a long-married couple, is filled to overflowing with remarkable acting. This is a quiet film that deals with very large emotions, but plays them very small. As Grant, (Gordon Pinsett) carries the hefty emotional weight of the film. The devotion he feels for his wife, combined with the anger he feels over her disease, and the guilt he has accumulated for his occasionally less than stellar ...more
- Julie Christie - Fiona Anderson
- Gordon Pinsent - Grant Anderson
- Olympia Dukakis - Marian
- Michael Murphy - Aubrey
- Kristen Thomson - Kristy
- Wendy Crewson - Madeleine
- Stacey Laberge - Young Fiona
- Deanna Dezmari - Veronica
- Clare Coulter - Phoebe Hart
- Thomas Hauff - William Hart
- Alberta Watson - Dr. Fischer
- Grace Lynn Kung - Nurse Betty
- Lili Francks - Theresa
- Andrew Moodie - Liam
- Sarah Polley - Director
- Doug Mankoff - Executive Producer
- Atom Egoyan - Executive Producer
- Jennifer Weiss - Producer
- Simone Urdl - Producer
- Daniel Iron - Producer
- Sarah Polley - Screenwriter
- Benno Tutter - Art Director
- John Buchan - Casting
- Victoria Hirst - Co-producer
- Debra Hanson - Costume Designer
- Daniel Murphy - First Assistant Director
- Alan McKenna - Second Unit Director
- David Wharnsby - Editor

















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