A grandmother, seriously ill tries to explain to her emotionally troubled granddaughter the meaning of her own life. From Russia in the middle of the revolution to raising a large family in America to facing old age in a retirement home run by her defeated husband's union.

How do we identify ourselves, articulate ourselves? Trace the roots of an elderly immigrant couple whose greatest odyssey occurs at the last moment of their lives. A visit with the granddaughter becomes the catalyst for reconciliation and a rediscovery of mutual love and respect. Melvyn Douglas gave his last and, some say, finest performance in this film.

Cast
David - Melvyn Douglas
Eva - Lila Kedrova
Jeannie - Brooke Adams
Vivi - Dolores Dorn
Sammy - Bob Elross
Mathew - Jon Harris
Paul - Zalman King
Hannah - Winifred Mann
Phil - Peter Owens
Nancy - Deborah Sussel
Mrs. Mays - Lili Valenty
Young Eva - Nora Hefflin
Young David - Peter Coyote
Lisa - Nora Bendich

Godmother Productions and Saul Zaentz present a Godmother Production of a Lee Grant Film Released by Filmways Pictures, Inc.

Credits
Executive Producer - Michael Rosenberg
Produced by - Mindy Affrime, Rachel Lyon and Susan O'Connell
Directed by - Lee Grant
Screenplay by - Joyce Eliason and Alev Lytle
Based on - Tillie Olsen's Novella
Production Manger/Production Produced by - Tony Wade
Director of Photography - Fred Murphy
Production Designer - Patrizia Von Brandenstein
Film Editor - Suzanne Pettit
Supervising Sound Editor - Pat Jackson
Sound Editors - Peter Adair, Vivien H. Gilliam
Richard Hymns and Barbara McBane