Love and Other Sorrows
6.9
A drama, set in St. Louis in 1950, concerning an American family and the first courtship and sexual awakening of the teenage son. Ben Griffin lives with his widowed mother and beautiful 22-year-old sister, Dodie. The restoration of the family's affluence seems to hinge on Dodie's romances and hoped-for-marriage to a wealthy husband. But Dodie's ambivalence toward the rich and eligible Sonny confuses and upsets Ben. He wants to trust and believe in love, but worries that he may never find a girl to understand his romantic ideals.
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Elizabeth Franz
Mother
Known for
Christmas with the Kranks
Thinner
Stephen Mailer
Ben
Known for
Cry-Baby
Baby Mama
Haviland Morris
Dodie Griffin
Known for
Sixteen Candles
Home Alone 3
Christopher Collet
Preston
Known for
The Langoliers
Sleepaway Camp
Tim Ransom
Joel
Known for
Hostages
Courage Under Fire
Sheila Ball
Eleanor
Also in
Night of the Missing
Blood Harvest
Frank Simpson
Coach Mackyz
Known for
Fail Safe
Easy Money
Spencer Garrett
Sonny Brewster
Known for
The Legend of Korra
The Residence
Talia Paul
Mary Ann
Known for
Anguish
Karen Sellon
Sylvia
Also in
The Equalizer
American Playhouse
Michael Haley
Radio Voice (voice)
Known for
The Maxx
Regarding Henry
Dennis Horvitz
Radio Voice (voice)
Also in
A Clown in Babylon
Steve Gomer Director · Dick Goldberg Writer Richard Robbins Composer
United States release March 1, 1989 · Produced in United States
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 1, 1989
Theatrical
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