Science on Screen: Ordinary People (1980)

Science on Screen Film Series All screenings are free and made possible thanks to a generous grant fro the Alfred P. Sloan Foundaition and [Coolide Corner Theatre Foundation](http://www.coolidge.org/programs/science-on-screen). Synopsis: In Robert Redford's directorial debut, the accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the austere mother (Mary Tyler Moore), the compassionate, well-meaning father (Donald Sutherland), and the guilt-ridden younger son (Timothy Hutton). Dr. Tim Daughtery (MSU, Psychology) will be discussing how we define meaning from traumatic life events and the impact of the mother-child relationship on adolescent development.