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The Good Mother is a american film of genre Drama directed by Leonard Nimoy released in USA on 4 november 1988 with Diane Keaton
The Good Mother (1988)
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Add to a movie listThe Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film and an adaptation of Sue Miller's novel of the same name. Directed by Leonard Nimoy, the film stars Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson in the leading roles. The Good Mother explores feelings and beliefs about children's exposure to adult sexuality and challenges society's growing reliance upon courts to settle complex private and ethical matters.
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Anna Dunlap (Diane Keaton), is a piano teacher who works part-time at a college laboratory and a recent divorcee who has custody of a six-year-old daughter. She meets and falls in love with Leo (Liam Neeson), an Irish sculptor who helps her to find true passion and fulfillment. But her sexual liberation comes at a very high cost: her ex-husband Brian (Naughton) questions her new lifestyle. Worse, he accuses Leo of sexually molesting Molly and sues Anna for custody of their daughter.Actors
Diane Keaton
(Anna Dunlop)
Liam Neeson
(Leo Cutter)
Jason Robards
(W. O. Muth)
Ralph Bellamy
(Grandfather Frank)
Teresa Wright
(Grandmother Eleanor)
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