When gertie's husband gets a job in the city , she moves the family into detroit, so they can all be together. But her plan was to buy the big house down the street, near her own family, in the country. After listening to her husband and her neighbors, gertie agrees to move the family into town to be near hubbie. But they just aren't suited to city life and everything is going wrong. Family. Priorities. Goals. Happiness. As poor, mountain folk, they are constantly being mistaken for foreigners from another country. Kind of a trial by fire, like job being tested in the bible. We can see she's a strong-willed mom, and wants to do what's best for her kids. Pretty early jane fonda, but she had already done some big big films. Co-starred levon helm. It's okay. Not her worst, but probably not her best.
Review of The Dollmaker
