Release, runtime and language

1990 · 104 mins · English

#9,210 21

Directed by

Martin Ritt

Starring

Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Stephen Root, Loretta Devine, Martha Plimpton, Zohra Lampert

An illiterate cafeteria cook catches the eye of a newly widowed woman who runs the company kitchen. As they grow closer, she learns he cannot read. After he loses his job, she dedicates her evenings to teaching him literacy in her kitchen, forging a gentle bond that offers both hope and companionship.