The Looking Glass (2015)

The Looking Glass: Directed by John D. Hancock. With Dorothy Tristan, Ed Ernstes, Jeff Puckett, Grace Tarnow. Troubled 13-year-old Julie loses her mother and must go to Indiana to live with her grandmother Karen who has the early stages of Alzheimer’s and wants to pass on all she knows to her granddaughter before it’s too late.

“Yes, this film, which I found at my local library, covers all the indie bases and can get a little melodramatic, but overall I found it to be a touching and heartfelt drama. I would guess youu0026#39;ll need a couple of hankies nearby as the movie reaches its finale.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTwo terrific performances here by the two leads, Dorothy Tristan (who also wrote the screenplay), and newcomer Grace Tarnow. Tarnow portrays the emotionally fragile 13-year-old Julie, who after her mother died and her inability to get along with her father and new stepmother, will travel from Pittsburgh to a small town in Indiana to stay with her grandmother.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTristan plays the headstrong grandmother Karen, whou0026#39;s a former film star. This coming-of-age tale will center on the relationship between the two, which gets off to a very rocky start, but, in time, they will find a mutual linchpin in their talent and artistry which will help cement their ties.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI read that this is Tristanu0026#39;s first film in about 30 years, and that the director John D.Hancock (who is Tristanu0026#39;s real-life husband) is also bringing this film to the screen after a hiatus of more than a decade.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNo one is saying this is a perfect movie, but I found much to like here and can certainly recommend it to those that like these types of indies. By the way, the film gets its title from a local theater production of u0026quot;Through the Looking Glassu0026quot;, in which Julie auditions for the lead role, and where I found the stage presentation of the play to be highly impressive.”