An ailing father is cared by his daughter Bessie (Diane Keaton) for 17 years and ignored totally by his other daughter Lee (Meryl Streep) who has been out of touch for 20 years after her marriage. Now Bessie is diagnosed by her doctor (De-Niro) with leukemia and needs a bone marrow transplant to save her life. She turns to her sister for help. Lee comes to help her sister with her two boys Hank (Leonardo Decaprio) and Charlie. Eventually the sisters grow close and the boys start to love their aunt. And unfortunately, bessie is left with no matching bone marrow for her transplant. Now the whole responsibility falls on Lee. Whether she takes it or abandons her family is the final part.
Why watch it:
Meryl streep and Diane keaton, the finest of woman actors in the same pot with teenager Decaprio move this story like a wonderful real life family. The story has very minimum characters but all are woven together perfectly. Its a ocean of emotions and love. Diane keaton won the academy award for best actress. By all means one should NOT miss this movie.
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