Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam Morrissey, a physician of considerable means. The only thing standing in the way of rekindling this first love is the presence of his very attractive, very together 39-year-old girlfriend, Claire.
Acting
Bea Arthur's vulnerable, vanity-free performance
Writing
Rare focus on women over 50 as romantic leads
Director
Gilbert Cates
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One of the rare 1980s productions centering romance between characters in their 60s without treating it as comedy or tragedy.
Bea Arthur reportedly took the role specifically to prove she could carry dramatic material after years of sitcom typecasting.
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