Intelligent but unconventional, Maria has more to worry about than her pregnancy, as her expectant state drives away her boyfriend and triggers a fatal heart attack in her father. But when electronics genius Matthew Slaughter comes into her life, things start to brighten up for Maria.
Reflecting idiosyncratic sensibility, Hal Hartley's families don't look like Hollywood or TV families: When a father calls his daughter a slut, and she slaps him, he drops dead.
