My mom grew up in Maine.She's is a real New Englander. Sweet but tough noucer. My dad, on...
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My mom grew up in Maine.She's is a real New Englander. Sweet but tough noucer. My dad, on the other hand... has his head in the stars.Literally. He's an astronomer. Just retired from Stanford. His claim to fame was that hediscovered an unusual comet. Unusual, in what way? Well it has a mathematically proven perigee. So based on his calculation, it willpass Earth in the winter of 1981. Did it?No. No, it did not. But that did not stop him fromlooking for it every year. It was a kind of ritual we had,that was what was goin' on. My dad is still looking
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My mom grew up in Maine She's is a real New Englander
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Sweet but tough noucer
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My dad on the other hand
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has his head in the stars Literally
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He's an astronomer
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Just retired from Stanford
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His claim to fame was that he discovered an unusual comet
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Unusual in what way
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Well it has a mathematically proven perigee
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So based on his calculation it will pass Earth in the winter of 1981
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Did it No
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No it did not
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But that did not stop him from looking for it every year
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It was a kind of ritual we had that was what was goin' on
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My dad is still looking
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Movie Summary
A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.
