Summaries

Inga is a poet. She wants to buy and restore a house she is drawn to that reminds her of her childhood home, but her distant husband Hermann sees little value in it or many of the things Inga loves.

Inga (Academy award winner Marcia Gay Harden) is a poet. She wants to buy and restore a house she is drawn to that reminds her of her childhood home, but her distant husband Hermann (Michael Gaston) sees little value in it or many of the things Inga loves. Inga realizes that many things in her life are coming full circle.—Anonymous

There are moments frozen under glass Inga (Academy award winner Marcia Gay Harden) is a poet. She wants to buy and restore a house she is drawn to that reminds her of her childhood home, but her distant husband Hermann (Michael Gaston) sees little value in it or many of the things Inga loves. Inga realizes that many things in her life are coming full circle. Her crumbling marriage is a stark contrast to her relationship with her 8-year-old daughter, (Eulala Scheel, Ms. Harden's real life daughter) with whom she shares her hopes, fears and inner-most thoughts following her recovery from breast cancer. By day their lives seem magical, full of cloud watching, kite flying and lazy summer drives. But at night, Inga is troubled by her marriage, its lack of intimacy and her fear of her own mortality. By weaving optimism into her life's story it is in her own writing that she hears the echo of her mother's journey and experiences the revelation that allows her transformation.

Details

Keywords
  • cancer
  • one word title
  • f rated
  • mother daughter relationship
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Aug 22, 2008
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) PG-13
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Pennsylvania, USA
Production companies Haverstick Films The Home Project

Box office

Budget $500000
Gross US & Canada $9478
Opening weekend US & Canada $226
Gross worldwide $17182

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 24m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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