Sorrows of Gin

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Sorrows of Gin ★★ ½ 1979

Eight-year-old girl searches for a sense of family amid her parents' lives. Her efforts to deal with alienation and emotional isolation lead her to run away from home. From a short story by John Cheever. 60m/C VHS, DVD . Edward Herrmann, Sigourney Weaver, Mara Hobel, Eileen Heckart, Rachel Roberts; D: Jack Hofsiss; W: Wendy Wasserstein. TV