Julie Christie Joins 'Away From Her'


Julie ChristieJulie Christie, Olympia Dukakis and Michael Murphy have joined the cast of Canadian actress Sarah Polley's feature-film directorial debut Away From Her, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Adapted by Polley from an Alice Munro short story, "Away" portrays Christie as the forgetful, elderly wife of a philanderer in a nursing home who turns her affections to another resident, played by Murphy.

Rounding out the "Away From Her" cast is Gordon Pinsent, Wendy Crewson, Kristen Thomson and Alberta Watson.

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