The Subject Was Roses
The Story of Three Strangers...A Mother...A Father...And a Son.
1968 · 1h 47m · G
Drama
Directed by
Ulu Grosbard
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The Subject Was Roses
Overview
Timmy Cleary returns to his Bronx home at the end of World War II and is soon disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.
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