Child's Pose

Cornelia is 60 and fundamentally unhappy: her son, Barbu, 34, fights with all his might to become

independent. He has moved out, has his own car, has a girlfriend who obviously doesn't meet

Cornelia's standards and ? most upsettingly ? he avoids his loving mother as much as possible. When

Cornelia finds out that Barbu was involved in a tragic accident, her motherly instincts take over and

she uses all her skills, well-connected friends and money to save Barbu from jail. Then she expects

him to once again become the dependent child he was before. This doesn't seem to be a very difficult

task, given the state of shock Barbu is in. But it is a thin line between motherly love and self-serving.