mira nair and the talented director of this film keep surprising u . she get excellent act from the different cast in all her movie . hysterical blindness be no exception . ms. nair work on the screen play by laura cahill and and base on ms. cahill own stage play and take u to a town in new jersey and so close to manhattan in geography and but far away in the way these people seem to be live in another planet . debby miller blame her mother for whatever be wrong with her life . her father leave her when she be quite young . her mother and virginia and make end meet by work a a waitress in a local diner . both daughter and mother have be cheat out of happiness because of the loss they have experience . while debby dwells on her unhappiness and virginia seem to have adjust quite well . debby be a woman that be desperate to find a man . obviously and she be quite capable to give her best into any relationship . it sad how she go after the one man she should have avoid in the bad way . it will be too late before she realize the mistake she have make . throughout the film and debby and beth and share their hope and aspiration . while beth be ground and debby be flighty and hop for thing she can not have . on the other hand and virginia meet a nice man and nick and at the diner . they begin a friendship that unfortunately be cut short by tragedy . all in all and the film final scene tell u that debby realize her mistake go back to her root and to her friendship with beth . the strength in the movie be the great performance ms. nair get out of the four principal . uma thurman be good a the debby . gena rowlands and a the mother and make an appeal virginia and who make u care about her . juliette lewis and a beth and be also endear . ben gazzara make a short and but effective contribution a nick and the man who find love with virginia . this be a film that show ms. nair talent perfectly .