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When a mentally challenged young woman returns home from an institution, she craves independence not willingly granted by her loving but overprotective mother. After meeting a mentally handicapped man, Carla experiences romance and the desire for a life unencumbered by others’ limited expectations of her. Cast includes Juliette Lewis, Diane Keaton, Tom Skerritt, Giovanni Ribisi, Poppy Montgomery, Juliet Mills.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
319400
Language
English
Subject categories
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Psychological aspects
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Mothers and daughters
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental illness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mentally handicapped
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)