lover Roger in hotel rooms, then goes home to distant Hugh. Roger would like nothing more to allow their sex develop beyond the purely, but she firmly stands her ground. Roger is seeing her because his life has always lacked spontaneity, Gracie because the spark has gone out. Mark is gravely ill with AIDS and being looked after by his mother Mildred after years of little contact. Estranged for years, with his diagnosis is how she learns he is gay. He asks her to recite Goodnight Moon to him as he drifts off. 20s clubber Joan flirts with Keenan after having a very vocal definitive breakup with her ex on the phone. Over drinks, she goes on and on about how terrible her relationship was then tries to get a date with him, but he gives her the cold shoulder. Even though Keenan says he doesn't date, he turns up at the movies as Joan proposes. Afterwards, she gets a friend to stage her getting her car stolen so he accompanies her home, but he quickly ducks out. Joan and Keenan admit their feelings, but he admits the love of his life died from sharing needles. Even so, promising to be careful, they start a relationship. Mildred calls Meredith for Mark's funeral, as he was the high school sweetheart, then husband, who had left her for a man. Returning home with Mildred, Meredith goes next door to her parents', Hannah and Paul's, where the anniversary preparations are well on their way. Sister Gracie appears to help, and little sister Joan breezes in at the last moment. Roger officiates the ceremony, and we see all three sisters on the dance floor with their men and their parents, even Gracie and Hugh seem to have reconciled. Cast Production According to director Willard Carroll the film was made on a budget of $14 million as the cast led by Sean Connery agreed to work for $50,000 each. Carroll praised Connery, saying he "continued his total democratic cooperation in the ensemble piece. He was the most generous actor, although he's a larger-than-life star" and that Connery "set the example" the others followed. In some regions, the film was released under the title Intermedia and the Region 1 DVD begins with this title. The original US title was Dancing About Architecture, a reference to a line in the film (based on a quote regarding "writing