An autistic child growing up in the 1940's and 50's with a mother who is bitter because her fear of success has denied to herself a possible career in opera. This anger translates into an over-protectiveness of her mentally ill daughter, even into the child's adulthood. But a loving sister, herself having an arm that is paralyzed, is a bastion against the limitations imposed by the mother and finally helps her sister to live a more full life.
as Franny Basilio
as Rosetta Basilio
as Regina Basilio
as Dr. Harkness
as Frank
as Dr. Banman
as Orderly
as Juliet 24
as Nick
as Mrs. Syms
as Hazel
as Michelle
as Michelle's Mom
as Rick
as Leonora
as Nurse Thompson
as Dr. Davison
as Young Violet
as Tommy, age 13
as Catherine
as Franny, age 10
as Sylvia