Julie Christie Alzheimers Film

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Julie christie alzheimers film. Julie christie away from her nominated role as fiona julie christie plays a woman suffering from alzheimer s disease who begins to slip farther and farther. Capri releasing echo lake productions foundry films hanway films dan the film farm. Oscar winner and nominee julie christie talks about getting older. Away from her is a 2006 canadian independent drama film written and directed by sarah polley and starring julie christie and gordon pinsent.

Julie christie gordon pinsent olympia dukakis michael murphy kristen thomson dan wendy crewson. Reflecting on her own past which includes starring roles in films such as billy liar doctor zhivago and don t look now as well as the best actress oscar for darling in 1966 christie said she views her history in film as irrelevant. If you re caring for someone with a form of dementia there are films that explore the subject of alzheimer s dementia with grace realism. The feature film directorial debut of polley it is based on alice munro s short story the bear came over the mountain from the 2001.

Christie s character has been struck with the debilitating alzheimer s disease but thankfully she or more precisely writer director polley a likable actress in her own right though not appearing here herself doesn t bemoan her fate. The process of memorizing is precious to human life as we know it and it s quite simple. We collect experiences in everything we do and we use them in daily life like an imitation game. Pearce garth 3 february 2008.

Memory is the basis of knowledge. Julie christie at the internet broadway database. Julie christie gives a lovely performance perhaps the best. Julie christie at the tcm movie database.

Julie christie was oscar nominated for best actress for her portrayal of the main character fiona a woman living with alzheimer s who voluntarily enters a care home to avoid being a burden on. While movies are one way to gain some knowledge about alzheimer s disease they can be misleading and often fail to accurately depict the physical symptoms of alzheimer s and other types of dementia. Skip to main content. Olympia dukakis michael murphy wendy crewson alberta watson and kristen thomson are featured in supporting roles.

Rather she accepts it with grace and even treats the condition with mild humor which is the way these. A deeply impressive and intelligent film about alzheimer s disease starring julie christie.