6.7/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.3
IMDB Rating : 6.8
FD Smart Rating : 6.7
Synopsis : Hired as a helper to miserable, insolent mother Chase, nurturing Elizabeth cuts through layers of contempt to forge a strong relationship.
Regions Available ( 4 ) :
Holy See
, Italy
, Malta
, San Marino
Beau Bridges , Kyra Sedgwick , Helen Mirren , Michael Yarmush , Lucas Denton , Elva Mai Hoover , Nancy Beatty
English , Italian , English [Original]
Italian
Drama
1996
1h33m
All Ages
Chase (Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha's Vineyard, married Richard (Bridges), and like the area, grew into the Upper-Middle-Class. Her distaste for artificiality leads her to a wild breakdown, and Richard dutifully tries to restore their family unit as best he knows how by hiring a 'Mother's Helper', Elizabeth (Sedgwick). Chase is broken, and wickedly caustic towards Elizabeth, until they discover each other's similarities. A strong relationship develops, affecting their personal and familial salvation, and destruction.