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I don't do movie reviews on this blog very often, but I watched an incredibly moving film on DVD yesterday: Away from Her.
The story is heartbreaking but you'll be mesmerized by Julie Christie's portrayal of Fiona, a long-married classy lady slowly being pushed into an abyss by Alzheimer's disease. It's a story of love and devotion, but it's not sappy in the least. I was prepared for this to be a three-handkerchief movie, but it wasn't. There are moments of extreme sadness when you truly feel the husband's grief, but I found it uplifting that someone actually created a character who makes an extraordinary sacrifice for the woman he loves.
This movie wasn't in the theatres long -- probably because it doesn't contain the usual violence, profanity, NOISE that the blockbusters usually do. It's just a simple, quiet, powerful film that was well worth my two hours yesterday. Check it out.
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