Julie Christie Alzheimers Movie
After a 30 day separation recommended by the facility grant visits fiona and finds that her memory of him has deteriorated and that she s.
Julie christie alzheimers movie. Directed by sarah polley. Julie christie was up for best actress for 2007 s away from her in which she played a wife who loses all memory of her loving husband while in a nursing home. Olympia dukakis michael murphy wendy crewson alberta watson and kristen thomson are featured in supporting roles. Away from her is a 2006 canadian independent drama film written and directed by sarah polley and starring julie christie and gordon pinsent.
Away from her 2007 in away from her julie christie was oscar nominated for best actress for her portrayal of fiona a woman with alzheimer s who voluntarily enters a long term care facility to avoid being a burden on grant her husband of 50 years. There s a proper language used to deal with the disease in this film a kind of a philosophy of oblivion which is very important in understanding its dramas. 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.