A pregnant mother Elisa, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, gives birth to her baby daughter Anna and attempts to be part of her life by allocating 18 sentimental emotional gifts for her unborn daughter, soon after realizing that she has breast cancer. Elisa does this during her life time to allow Anna to receive her birthday gifts every year on her birthday until attaining the womanhood. Elisa dies when her baby is just one year old and Anna gets to know about her mo... (Full plot summary below)
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A pregnant mother Elisa, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer, gives birth to her baby daughter Anna and attempts to be part of her life by allocating 18 sentimental emotional gifts for her unborn daughter, soon after realizing that she has breast cancer. Elisa does this during her life time to allow Anna to receive her birthday gifts every year on her birthday until attaining the womanhood. Elisa dies when her baby is just one year old and Anna gets to know about her mother's love and sacrifice after growing up and feels guilty.
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| Movie NationRoger MooreThe emotional punches in this film (in Italian, with English subtitles) reminded me of “Peggy Sue Got Married,” thanks largely to how Puccini and Porcaroli play them. The poignant moments may be sentimental, but they work...That goes for the film as well. Contrived, manipulative? Sure. But sweet and subtle and even surprising, here and there. |
| VarietyCourtney HowardNeither emotional enough to pay proper tribute to the true story it captures, nor hokey enough to qualify as “so bad, it’s good,” this is a flaccid, failed attempt at heart-tugging poignancy. |
