Movies: Wendy Lardin

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman....

Meg is a gifted but emotionally scarred 18-year-old who finds solace in writing poetry. Mr. Auster, her English teacher, recognizes her talent and encourages her to enter a national poetry contest. As tension at home escalates and Meg struggles to fi...