Dermot Mulroney and Emily Watson are appealing in this sad film.
It deals with a spur of the moment decision that has a lasting impact on the lives of several people throughout a 22 year period.
When his wife gives birth to twins, the boy is normal but the girl has Down's Syndrome. In a moment of misery, Mulroney tells his wife that the girl died in childbirth. He gives the baby to Nurse Watson with the instructions for her to bring the child to a home. When Watson sees the conditions in the home, she flees with the baby. Meeting a stranger in a snowstorm, she runs off to Pittsburgh with the baby and weds.
The film shows that the "Down Child" had a perfectly normal life whereas the boy along with Mulroney and his unfaithful wife, encounter nothing but misery along the way.
We should realize that it would take a death for everything to come out and this is exactly what occurs.
Watson is just wonderful as the compassionate, understanding nurse who gave so much of herself to the child.
This was a wonderful film and should not be missed.
It deals with a spur of the moment decision that has a lasting impact on the lives of several people throughout a 22 year period.
When his wife gives birth to twins, the boy is normal but the girl has Down's Syndrome. In a moment of misery, Mulroney tells his wife that the girl died in childbirth. He gives the baby to Nurse Watson with the instructions for her to bring the child to a home. When Watson sees the conditions in the home, she flees with the baby. Meeting a stranger in a snowstorm, she runs off to Pittsburgh with the baby and weds.
The film shows that the "Down Child" had a perfectly normal life whereas the boy along with Mulroney and his unfaithful wife, encounter nothing but misery along the way.
We should realize that it would take a death for everything to come out and this is exactly what occurs.
Watson is just wonderful as the compassionate, understanding nurse who gave so much of herself to the child.
This was a wonderful film and should not be missed.