"There's not a lot of opportunity for women of that generation in these films to express themselves verbally or make any big movements. They don't slap anyone or yell; they are always perfect. But Juli's able to communicate the brokenness ‑- the complexity ‑- behind that," he says.
Moore says that watching her mother go through some of the emotions of being "stuck" as a military wife, always following her husband through various posts, helped as well.
"She was married at 20," Moore says, "and only had a year of nursing school. It was just when things were changing, so I was quite aware as a teenager that there were things I took for granted that my mother didn't have ‑- that we had choices, that we could have an education, could have a family and a career."
While exploring these feelings on screen, Moore has learned lessons in her own life. She and Freundlich share parental duties, alternating work schedules so that only one of them is busy at a time. At least that's their goal. With both in demand, it doesn't always work out.




