Love and Other Sorrows (1989)

Plot Summary

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.

Full Cast & Characters

Elizabeth Franz

Mother

Stephen Mailer

Ben

Haviland Morris

Dodie Griffin

Christopher Collet

Preston

Tim Ransom

Joel

Sheila Ball

Eleanor

Frank Simpson

Coach Mackyz

Spencer Garrett

Sonny Brewster

Talia Paul

Mary Ann

Karen Sellon

Sylvia

Michael Haley

Radio Voice (voice)

Dennis Horvitz

Radio Voice (voice)

Director & Crew

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