TovaMozard’sfilmTheBigSceneisastagedtherapysessionwiththeartist,hermotherandgrandmotheronthemainstageattheRoyalDramaticTheatreinStockholm. Thethreewomengetreadyinthedressingroom.Wearingpink-colorednightgownsornegligees,theyapplytheirmake-upwhichresemblesakindofexaggeratedtheatremake-up.Theylookatthemselvesandeachotherinthelargemirrors,casuallychattingaboutage,theirlooks,anddeath. Thewomeneventuallyenterthestageandsitdownwiththeirbacksagainsttheemptyaudienceseats.Inthepresenceofatherapist,theyengageinadiscussionaboutlossandthedifferentfamilyroles. Fromtheseverypersonalconversations,compellingstoriesemergeaboutsorrow,desirelonging,andhate.Theyrevealasenseofsearchingandscrutinyaboutwhatunintentionallyandinevitablycontinuestotravelonbetweengenerations-betweenmotheranddaughter.