The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)

7.3/10 • 100 min • Drama

Overview

Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.

Cast

Joanne Woodward

Beatrice Hunsdorfer

Roberta Wallach

Ruth Hunsdorfer

Judith Lowry

Nanny

Nell Newman

Matilda Hunsdorfer

David Spielberg

Mr. Goodman

Richard Venture

Floyd

Carolyn Coates

Mrs. McKay

Will Hare

Junk Man

Recommendations

Before I Fall
Skin
Come Sunday
Starving in Suburbia
Adopt a Highway
The Giver
TalhotBlond
Eleanor the Great
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
What Maisie Knew
The Book Thief
Gigi & Nate
Jonathan
Light of My Life
Normal
Extraordinary Measures
My Dinner with Hervé
The Girl in the Book
Train Dreams
All Together Now