The Nearing family's loss of its female leader. Rose, wife to Shep (Morse)
and mom to Henry and Blair (David Moscow), died six months before. The
time is the late '70s, when lifestyles and sexuality were undergoing tremendous
change in American society. Rose's death removes the anchor to this suburban
New Jersey family, letting each member drift into those swift-moving social
currents. Dad quits his teaching job, grows his hair long, rides his bike
around town and drinks himself senseless most nights. Blair splits, taking
off with a hippie girlfriend in search of acid and experiences, some of
which he might even remember. Henry changes the least outwardly; but inside,
his life is in free-fall.
|
