A brave, poor girl's romance with a rich man fuels a rival's campy, melancholic schemes to destroy them.
Melancholy and romantic. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
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The thing to know: some innuendo or implied sex, more than a TV-PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 10. Rated TV-PG.
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A brave, poor young girl is welcomed into a rich family and develops a romance with their misogynist youngest son, driving a woman already in love with him to go to great lengths to destroy their relationship.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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