A beautifully made character-based family film spanning the course of thirty years. Shirley MacLaine is fabulous as the uptight aurora, who seems to be in constant conflict with her daughter Emma.

Brilliantly cast, with just the right pace. We were caught up in the story both times we saw this, and had entirely forgotten it on seeing the second time, nearly nine years after the first viewing. It's quite long - over two hours - but didn't feel as if it dragged at all.

Some humour, some very moving scenes, and a sad but ultimately hopeful ending. Definitely recommended to older teens and adults.

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Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems. (IMDb) ( )