Portrait of a Mother is a story about relationships between young couples as seen through the eyes of their mothers. On the verge of her wedding, Iris discovers her fiancé has three other girl- friends . . . Caren breaks off her engagement with Richard a week before their wedding, realizing that she loved the idea of marriage and festivities, rather than Richard . . . After supporting her boy-friend Steve for three years during his residency ...moreat the hospital, Sophie finds out that Steve is planning to leave her . . . Interwoven, these stories create a complex portrait of modern relationships. Works of art interspersed throughout the scenes, underscore the timeless nature of these relationships. Many artists have depicted mothers and their children in paintings and sculptures. Most of the mothers are young, and most of the children are little, and yet, the images speak of the eternal love and devotion of motherhood. ...hide