Away from Her

Fiona (Julie Christie) and Grant (Gordon Pinsent) have been married for 45 years. In this long period of time, they have been able to overcome all adversity and maintain their love and their attentively tender relationship. Their twilight years together in snowy Ontario, with cross-country skiing and cozy dinners with friends, are just around the corner - and Fiona's memory starts to slip. When she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Fiona decides to be admitted to a special home. Grant doesn't know how to deal with this separation and has to watch helplessly as Fiona not only drifts away from him, but also falls in love with another patient... The film “Women Talking” earned actress and director Sarah Polley an Oscar for ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’ in 2024. “Away from her” with Julie Christie (“When the Gondolas Carry Mourning”) is Polley's uncelebrated directorial debut, which she made at the age of just 28. The female protagonist's new (hi)life is movingly portrayed in the deep snows of Canada when the couple is suddenly confronted with the divisive diagnosis of Alzheimer's after almost half a century of togetherness.