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Synopsis:
It
is
the
fall
of
1957.
The
Whitakers
make
their
home
in
Hartford,
Connecticut.
Their
daily
existences
are
characterized
by
carefully-observed
family
etiquette,
social
events
and
an
overall
desire
to
keep
up
with
the
Joneses.
Cathy
Whitaker
(Moore)
is
the
homemaker,
wife
and
mother.
Frank
(Quaid)
is
the
breadwinner,
husband
and
father.
They
have
two
pre-teen
children,
a
boy
and
a
girl.
As
the
story
unfolds,
Cathy's
pristine
world
is
transformed.
Her
interactions
with
her
gardener,
Raymond
Deagan
(Haysbert;
her
best
friend,
Eleanor
Fine
(Clarkson);
and
her
maid,
Sybil
(Davis),
reflect
the
upheavals
in
her
life.
Cathy
is
faced
with
choices
that
spur
gossip
within
the
community
and
change
several
lives
forever.
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