Actress Sarah Polley makes her directorial debut with a surprisingly mature adaptation of Alice Munro's celebrated short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain," a sad and sometimes funny tale of Alzheimer's, love and loss.
Retired university professor Grant Andersson (Gordon Pinsent) is enjoying his golden years in the snowy Ontario countryside, but lately a troubling change has come over Fiona (Julie Christie), his wife of 44 years. Fiona no longer remembers where a freshly washed-and-dried pan belongs (she puts it in the freezer), she wanders off during her daily cross-country ski and winds up confused and lost on a highway overpass, and while she can of...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
100 mins