"Snapshots"

2018 * TV-MA * 1h 35m   A young woman Allison (Emily Baldoni), and her mother Patty (Brooke Adams), spend the weekend with her grandmother Rose (Piper Laurie) at her lakeside cottage. Allison is going through some tough times with her husband and the weekend is just the therapeutic getaway she needs. Allison finds her grandmother's old camera with a roll of exposed film in it. She has it developed and printed and gives it to her. 

As Rose goes through the prints from long ago, the movie jumps back in time to the early 1960s and tells us the story of a brief period of her life.  Rose and her late husband spent quite a bit of time at the cottage with another couple. It's during the flashbacks that we learn Rose had a passionate affair with Louise (Emily Goss) but kept it a secret over the years. As the film progresses, tensions flare between Allison and her mother. They definitely have a lack of communication. However, Allison opens up to her grandmother and the two seem to be perfect soulmates, in more ways than one 

I really enjoyed this heartfelt movie. The acting was solid and the story was well told. At the end of the film, it's disclosed that it was based on a true story. I'm sure similar tales have occurred over the yers to a ton of people. 

4 out of 5 stars 

Note to parents: There are some lesbian scenes and some tasteful nudity. 

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