My Girl

Eleven-year-old Veida Saltenfass lives in a large house with her father and mentally ill grandmother. Her father is a funeral director, and his funeral home is located right in the Saltenfass home. The gloomy, funereal atmosphere that permeates the house has a depressing effect on Veida. Mr. Saltenfass is completely immersed in his work; after the death of his wife, he has no other interests in life. But everything changes when the funeral home hires a new employee. The cheerful Shelley forces Mr. Saltenfass to come out of his shell of emotional detachment—Veida has never seen her father so happy.