A young girl with autism navigates her childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, while her mother's unfulfilled dreams of a career in opera fuel her bitterness and overprotection. As the daughter grows into adulthood, her mother's intense care stifles her own independence. However, a supportive sister, who is herself living with a paralyzed arm, serves as a source of inspiration and helps her sister break free from her mother's grasp, ultimately leading her to a more fulfilling life.
Under the Piano
A child with autism navigates her childhood in the 1940s and 1950s, while her mother, who had abandoned her own opera dreams due to fear of success, compensates for her own unfulfilled ambitions by over-protectively caring for her daughter, who struggles with mental illness.
