An ailing elderly woman is paid a perfunctory visit by her family while she sits despondently in a nursing home. Nobody can get through to her except for her young grandson, who talks to her about the happy times they shared between the two of them when she was well.
Acting
Nolan's wordless devastation, Davison's tender patience.
Direction
Kleiser's first film—Grease director's humble origin.
Writing
Dialogue so real it feels like eavesdropping.
Director
Randal Kleiser
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Randal Kleiser made this as his USC thesis film before directing Grease and The Blue Lagoon.
Shot in an actual nursing home with real residents as extras—some didn't realize it was a film.
US
