The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses

The Story of Three Strangers...A Mother...A Father...And a Son.

G 1968 · 107 min · ★ 6.1 · Drama

Timmy Cleary returns to his Bronx home at the end of World War II and is soon disillusioned to find his parents' marriage filled with discord, quarreling, and recriminations.

Directed by Ulu Grosbard · Written by Frank D. Gilroy

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