Depiction of Alzheimer’s in The Film Away From Her
Depiction of Alzheimer’s in The Film Away From Her
Depiction of Alzheimer’s in The Film Away From Her
For this discussion, you should view the film Away from her (Egoyan et al., 2006). This week we will use the Munro short story “The bear came over the mountain? (2013) as the criteria against which to evaluate the film Away from her (Egoyan et al., 2006). You will be making a judgment based on the evidence from the story and the film to evaluate how well the film depicts the story and how well the story and the film depict Alzheimer’s.
- Do you think the film accurately depicts the characters in the short story?
- Do you think that the film justifies the themes of the story?
- Does the film accurately depict Alzheimer’s?
- Does the film present as overly sentimental?
- Do you prefer the film or the short story?
You should post a total of three times (minimum) with activity on at least three separate days during the unit.
Doubling back to pick up some titles I missed in the last year
“Away From Her” is the fifth film I’ve seen about Alzheimer’s in these opening years of the century, and the best, although only one of them has been disappointing. Using sympathy and tenderness for its characters, “Away From Her” tells the story of a marriage that drifts out of the memory of the wife, and of the husband’s efforts to deal with that fact. We have two Canadian women to thank for this film: the writer and director, Sarah Polley (born 1979), and the author of the short story that inspired it, Alice Munro (born 1931). Munro in her short fiction has the ability to evoke a lifetime in images and dialogue of almost startling perception. Polley with her camera takes the material, finds an uncanny balance in her casting, and bathes the film in the mercy of simple truth
References
Egoyan, A. Hirst, V., Iron, D. Mankoff, D. Urdl, S. Weiss, J. (Producers), & Polley, S. (Director). (2006).
Away from her. [Motion picture]. Canada: Foundry Film
Munro, A. (2013, Oct 21). The bear came over the mountain. The New Yorker.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/10/21/the-bear-came-over-the-mountain-2
All citations from the film should be: (Egoyan et al., 2006).
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