Evelyn Ryan (
Julianne Moore) is a devoted housewife and mother of ten in the 1950s. Her husband (
Woody Harrelson) can't seem to make ends meet, but that doesn't stop the car from breaking down, the mortgage coming due and the bills from piling up. It falls to Evelyn to defy the conventions of the day and find a way to keep her family together with the odds stacked against them. Applying her remarkable resourcefulness and an uncommon wit, Evelyn finds her own way in the profitable jingle contests popular in the 1950s and '60s.
Based on a true story and the book by Terry Ryan.
Canadian Connection: Filmed in Ontario.
This was a wonderful movie! I had never even heard of it, but was so happy I had the chance to see it. I definitely recommend it. It was a great look into life in the 50s.
I thought it was a good movie. I felt bad for Kelly, but it was his fault that life was the way it was for him. Evelyn (mother) reminded me of so many mothers in that time, who were just fighting hard to put a meal on the table. She was a great example to all. Overall, it was a good movie with a lot of life lessons.
i loved it i also enter contests. and try to win.. she did what she had to do to help out her family.good for her ..