母女情深

女儿艾玛（德博拉•温格 Debra Winger 饰）是妈妈奥罗拉（雪莉•麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰）的心肝宝贝，自小开始，奥罗拉就帮艾玛安排好一切，艾玛的言谈举止、修饰打扮、学习、玩耍、交朋友等等都必须经过奥罗拉同意。 　　在丈夫早逝后，奥罗拉操持起家里的一切，对艾玛更加“专制”。艾玛虽然表明很温柔、软弱，但是内心却十分倔强。两母女也因此多次吵架。奥罗拉一直没再接受其他男人的追求，艾玛也在和母亲相依相偎、磕磕绊绊中长大。 　　长大后的艾玛开始极力摆脱母亲的“专制”：她不顾母亲的反对，嫁给了一个工作不稳定的研究生……她花了三十年去摆脱母亲的“专制”，到头来却发现自己对母亲的始终不忘的依依亲情。Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.