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Away from Her
Synopsis
Married for almost 50 years, Grant and Fiona's commitment to each other appears unwavering, and their everyday life is full of tenderness and humor. This serenity is broken only by the occasional, carefully restrained reference to the past, giving a sense that this marriage may not always have been such a fairy tale. This tendency of Fiona's to make such references, along with her increasingly evident memory loss, creates a tension that is usually brushed off casually by both of them. But, when it is no longer possible for either of them to ignore the fact that Fiona is being consumed by Alzheimer's disease, the limits of their love and loyalty must be wrenchingly redefined.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Sarah Polley,
  • Writer:
    Alice Munro, Sarah Polley,
  • Producer:
    Daniel Iron, Atom Egoyan, Simone Urdl, Jennifer Weiss,
  • Cinematographer:
    Luc Montpellier,
  • Editor:
    David Wharnsby,
  • Executive Producer:
    Atom Egoyan, Doug Mankoff, Mark Allan,
  • Cast:
    Olympia Dukakis, Gordon Pinsent, Gordon Pinset, Michael Murphy, Kristen Thomson, Julie Christie,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Daniel J. Murphy,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Alan McKenna,
  • Third Assistant Director:
    Ben Marrello,
  • Co-Producer:
    Victoria Hirst,
  • Sound Editor:
    Kathy Choi,
  • Still Photographer:
    Michael Gibson,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Réjean Goderre,
  • Screenplay:
    Sarah Polley,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Jonathan Goldsmith,
  • Hairstylist:
    Zinka Tuminski,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Catherine Viot,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Micheline Trépanier,
  • Production Design:
    Kathleen Climie,
  • Sound Designer:
    Jane Tattersall,
  • Set Decoration:
    Mary Kirkland,
  • Costume Design:
    Debra Hanson,
  • Art Direction:
    Benno Tutter,
  • Casting:
    John Buchan,
  • Short Story:
    Alice Munro,

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