Characters & Themes
Happy Tears (2010) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2010 · 95 min · English
- Directed by
- Mitchell Lichtenstein
- Starring
- Parker Posey, Rip Torn, Ellen Barkin, Demi Moore
Two confident sisters, Jayne and Laura, are preparing to take care of their father, who is in his seventies. Returning to the childhood home, they find him seemingly well but occasionally showing signs of dementia, despite having a new girlfriend. As they navigate their father's changing condition and the familiar surroundings, long-buried memories surface, leading to escalating tensions and forcing them to confront their past.
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