Ordinary People

Ordinary People (1980)

Directors:
Robert Redford
Producers:
Ronald L. Schwary
Screenwriters:
Alvin Sargent
Cast:
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch, Timothy Hutton, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth McGovern, Dinah Manoff, Fredric Lehne, James Sikking, Basil Hoffman, Scott Doebler, Quinn K. Redeker, Mariclare Costello, Meg Mundy, Elizabeth Hubbard, ... Show all

Movie plot

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt.

He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

What is the movie Ordinary People about?

Ordinary People is a movie about Loss and Grief, Psychoanalysis and Therapy, Fatherhood.

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