A young couple’s intimate, earnest search for meaning in 1950s suburbia becomes a bleak, melancholic struggle.
Melancholy. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
Streaming on Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free) and YouTube (free).
Nothing past what an R promises: moderate sex and nudity, and some violence.
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A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
No. Brace yourself.
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