The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

Cast Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry, David Spielberg

A bitter, man-hating widow is raising her two daughters in a depressing and dysfunctional atmosphere. As her mother wallows in her alcoholism and her older sister withdraws into ennui, the younger daughter tries to do well in school and maintain a healthy attitude toward life.

Béatrice Hunsdorfer, femme abandonnée de quarante ans, élève seule ses deux filles de treize et dix-sept ans. Elle tente de rompre la routine en faisant des rencontres qui sont toujours de courte durée…