Adele's mental health
I watched this movie as a young girl and then, it was unremarkable to me. As an adult, this movie speaks to me. In many instances, this is my mother. I must say that no one has addressed Adele's mental health. Clearly, she has a personality disorder (a combination of histrionic, narcissistic, and a bit of borderline). I've looked through the topics and it was briefly mentioned that she was unstable/crazy here and there, but not much else. The family should have intervened in Ann's life (I'm aware that I'm judging a fictional family and assuming what they should and shouldn't be doing) and attempted to help her. I guess the family felt powerless over Adele and Ann's basic needs were being met, so what could they have really done? It's just frustrating to watch Ann be so powerless.
But as a person who has experienced trauma from a mother with a personality disorder, it seems everyone just sweeps it under the rug. I feel for Ann so much.