In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Rated 4.5 / 5 from 1 log on Katalog
bittersweet a beautiful movie that made me think about mothers and how we often take them for granted, like they exist only for us, had no life before, and won't have any life outside of us. a melancholic film that reminded me of how ephemeral our lives are and that we should spend more time telling each other: I love you
