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Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Lee Grant

This family drama by actress and first-time director Anne DeSalvo centers around four adult sisters who are forced to re-evaluate their situations after tragedy strikes. The oldest of the clan, Grace ...( read more  read more... )(Mercedes Ruehl), is called upon to be the tower of strength, even though she is widely perceived to be a replica of their mother Dolly (Cloris Leachman), a woman who, like Grace, has unfailingly devoted much of her life to a husband who doesn't appreciate her as he should. Christine (Sean Young) is separated from her job-obsessed husband Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and contemplates divorcing him even though they have a young daughter. Another sister, Denise (Dinah Manoff), rejects the idea of marriage despite the advances of boyfriend Lawrence (Mark Harmon); youngest sister Dolores (Lily Knight) has become mentally challenged due to an accident, and has trouble relating to her older siblings. Dolores has found a romantic interest, but the family feels she is unable to cope with such an attachment at her age. Through the aid of Dolly's sisters Splendora (Lee Grant) and Loretta (Edith Fields), the family tries to retain its bond and deal with unexpected tragedy.

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Directed by: Anne De Salvo

Release Date: January 19, 2001

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DVD Release Date: February 19, 2002

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  • gemmigina4
    September 21, 2007
    gemmigina4
    A great slice-of-life look into the life of four sisters and their widowed mother in an Italian-American family, dealing with life's ups and downs. Sean Young and Mercedes Ruhl give good performances, but the direction could have been better.
  • floridawildfirebrat
    July 27, 2007
    floridawildfirebrat
    mildly weird saw today and was like weird
  • mariannalaczkoskie
    April 30, 2007
    mariannalaczkoskie
    one of the greatest movies ever made...a real tear jerker but hilarious as well.

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