I absolutely love this movie I watched it many times since 1982. I feel it is poignant on sensitive subjects ,secrets, resilient women. Oh! And the games people play. Caroline is the big sister, prudy, humorless I don't think she laughed more than once during the entire film. So condescending, rude holier than thou, secretly having an Affair with the minister not much held from everyone else.
Sissy, the youngest dreams of Olympic figure skating, she too is confused by big sister. She felt unwanted and unloved, Caroline always chastising, moralizing and disapproving of her hearts choice of ice skating, ( teaching of course is far more acceptable) (not knocking) The father Frank Lovejoy family patriarc and village bully dominating their lives Caroline worships him even though he died years back. Life for sissy is difficult in love, career and sisters, it's a "push me, pull u" for this girl struggling to become into womanhood.
And then there's Freida!!!! (Horn section and other chaos) she arrives non ceremony surprising her sister's not only with her presence but with son Danny. She left detroit to save him from juvey hall. She hated that house. She left 13 years ago and vowing never to return feelings ever changed. Same old, same old resentments and moralizing from Caroline, sissy is happy to see her. Danny likes the big white house instantly, he soon "hates" Caroline she does have a way of making people feel less and she much more.
I do like Freida her indomitble spirit. She does have a drinking problem and libido problems. Danny's father is Harry Burton a good man and musician that ex of his runs him into the ground with her condescending remarks. Danny loves his father Caroline told her she never loved him, "what do you know about love" more than she did.
Eddie is Freida love interesting back to school she took off with Harry first chance she got. Climbing out the window! With Harry.
There is to be a church bazaar to raise money for the ministers campaign. He asks Caroline to take measures that aren't exactly honest but love is blind. One of the them involves her house and trying to sell family silver. When she arrives at the owners store to sell, she gets the old Southern antebellum attitude "calls back memories" the woman resents a successful black person and she let's her know it. However, Caroline has tendencies to do the same. The bazaar is a success Frida drunk on her backside making a spectacle of herself in front of the entire congregation her sister's and worst of all her son, Eddie calls her a tramp it's obvious she was shocked to be told that ends up with minster then flood gates open. The secrets come out about their parents, the minister and sissy feelings of abandonment. Big fight, sissy finally making her belated exit Freida running off again,Caroline telling the ministr to leave. Eddie and Danny hit it off well, Freida always messes up. They leave for the station heading some place.
I did like the ending. Yes a happy one but what's wrong that? Frida finally realized her son needs stability. She knows it would be selfish and serving only herself if she ran off.
Things will get better time does help. The Lovejoy sisterhood.
Sissy, the youngest dreams of Olympic figure skating, she too is confused by big sister. She felt unwanted and unloved, Caroline always chastising, moralizing and disapproving of her hearts choice of ice skating, ( teaching of course is far more acceptable) (not knocking) The father Frank Lovejoy family patriarc and village bully dominating their lives Caroline worships him even though he died years back. Life for sissy is difficult in love, career and sisters, it's a "push me, pull u" for this girl struggling to become into womanhood.
And then there's Freida!!!! (Horn section and other chaos) she arrives non ceremony surprising her sister's not only with her presence but with son Danny. She left detroit to save him from juvey hall. She hated that house. She left 13 years ago and vowing never to return feelings ever changed. Same old, same old resentments and moralizing from Caroline, sissy is happy to see her. Danny likes the big white house instantly, he soon "hates" Caroline she does have a way of making people feel less and she much more.
I do like Freida her indomitble spirit. She does have a drinking problem and libido problems. Danny's father is Harry Burton a good man and musician that ex of his runs him into the ground with her condescending remarks. Danny loves his father Caroline told her she never loved him, "what do you know about love" more than she did.
Eddie is Freida love interesting back to school she took off with Harry first chance she got. Climbing out the window! With Harry.
There is to be a church bazaar to raise money for the ministers campaign. He asks Caroline to take measures that aren't exactly honest but love is blind. One of the them involves her house and trying to sell family silver. When she arrives at the owners store to sell, she gets the old Southern antebellum attitude "calls back memories" the woman resents a successful black person and she let's her know it. However, Caroline has tendencies to do the same. The bazaar is a success Frida drunk on her backside making a spectacle of herself in front of the entire congregation her sister's and worst of all her son, Eddie calls her a tramp it's obvious she was shocked to be told that ends up with minster then flood gates open. The secrets come out about their parents, the minister and sissy feelings of abandonment. Big fight, sissy finally making her belated exit Freida running off again,Caroline telling the ministr to leave. Eddie and Danny hit it off well, Freida always messes up. They leave for the station heading some place.
I did like the ending. Yes a happy one but what's wrong that? Frida finally realized her son needs stability. She knows it would be selfish and serving only herself if she ran off.
Things will get better time does help. The Lovejoy sisterhood.