Dolores ClaiborneA story of a family who struggled with an abusive father until the grim end.
Now grown up Selena's (Jennifer Jason
Leigh) mother seems to have killed again. Selena goes meet her, and
the family's difficult past unwinds: poverty, an abusive father, a
desperate choice for the future of the child. The main story is in the
flashbacks of the mother and the daughter, leading up to the crisis of the
present time. This is an intelligent, grim drama masquerading as a crime
story, especially recommended if you like Jennifer. The sad role of
11-year-old Selena is played by Ellen Muth, who later starred in the
excellent TV series Dead Like Me.
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