An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.
Sometimes Oscar-winning performances make you scratch your head, especially many years after the fact. This, however, is not one of them. Very few films of the era had an actress carry a film from beginning to end, especially for a story that spans twenty years (or more).
Unfortunately, it may be that a decent home release does not currently (2017) exist in the United States. The copy I watched was dark, and the voices were occasionally out of sync. It must have been a third-generation copy, if not more so. A real shame.
Sometimes Oscar-winning performances make you scratch your head, especially many years after the fact. This, however, is not one of them. Very few films of the era had an actress carry a film from beginning to end, especially for a story that spans twenty years (or more).
Unfortunately, it may be that a decent home release does not currently (2017) exist in the United States. The copy I watched was dark, and the voices were occasionally out of sync. It must have been a third-generation copy, if not more so. A real shame.