kate gulden and play by one of the most nominated actress of the last decade of this century and and also one of the most talented actress meryl streep ( out of africa ) . she be wonderful be every part that she play . the yale graduate be the pride and joy of the american cinema . kate health be deteriorate and her husband and george and role well develop by brilliant actor and also oscar winner and william hurt ( smoke and kiss of the spider woman ) have a hard time with the deteriorate health of his one true thing and and seek his daughter help . the poor daughter and ellen gulden and renée zellweger ( jerry maguire ) have way too much expect of her . no break . the story take a very realistic view on the illness of a parent . in this movie the only daughter have to put her life on hold to care for the need of others . there be always one in every family who face that kind of responsibility . ellen be angry the beginning of the movie and but a time pass she end up understand her mother life time dedication to her family . she even ask her mom represent how do you do his and every day and in and out and nobody notice it . that be what woman do and a lot of what i call invisible work . moreover we clean and we fix and we mend and we stretch and we celebrate and we be the best friend and we be confidant and the mistress and outreachers and disciplinarian and sensitive . some of u and like both woman in this movie and have the perfect education and be the psychological pillar for the entire family and also do all that invisible work . that be kate ellen and and many woman in our society . many of u have already go through that stage of life when our parent age and die . i have be there . they just go too young . i have give my parent my thanks and but i never understand them as well a when i have to play their role and and have to walk in their shoe . this movie mirror the reality of life . perhaps it be sad and but that be how life be and at time . george a professor at harvard be complicate person and who appear to think that his work be more important than everybody else and and have a very master or servant mentality toward the woman in his life . he be not strong enough to cope . if you want to see good acting and the reality of life do not miss this movie . favorite scene represent the restaurant come to kate and violin and all . the making of a table out of broken china . that i so symbolic . we be all broken vessel . favorite quote represent george represent it be only by go uphill and that you realize that you be really go downhill . george you have a harvard education but where be your heart . .