Make Way for Tomorrow
Make Way for Tomorrow
At a family reunion, the Cooper clan find that their parents' home is being foreclosed. "Temporarily," Ma moves in with son George's family, and Pa moves in with daughter Cora. But the parents are like sand in the gears of their middle-aged children's well regulated households. Can the old folks take matters into their own hands?
Rowan Krzysiak reviewedFebruary 12, 2025
About half-way through this I was thinking that with my method for picking old classic movies I'm gonna get a few duds.
The fact is, the awkward first hour of drudgery is actually in service of the quite remarkable second-half set-piece which is like nothing I've ever really seen before and it's likely something I will think about for the rest of my days.
A purposely paced and deeply moving bleak painting.
If you have a spare Sunday afternoon (and a heart) do try to persevere with it.