Diane is a devoted friend and caretaker, particularly to her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Acting
Mary Kay Place carries 50 years of unspoken regret in her shoulders.
Direction
Kent Jones lets scenes breathe until you can't breathe.
Writing
Dialogue so natural you'll eavesdrop on your own family.
Director
Kent Jones
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mary Kay Place spent decades as a character actor; this was her first leading role at age 71, and she won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association award for it.
The film quietly belongs to a wave of 'late style' cinema about older women—*Gloria Bell*, *The Wife*—refusing to make them adorable or wise.
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