The Mother (2003)
Country: GB
Technical: col 112m
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Anne Reid, Cathryn Bradshaw, Daniel Craig, Steven Mackintosh, Peter Vaughan
Synopsis:
On the death of her husband during a visit to their grown-up children, a mother comes to question the sidelining of her happiness over so many years and embarks on a liberating affair with her daughter's boyfriend.
Review:
The affair ends in tears, needless to say, but the closing note is one of affirmation as May sets off on some sort of Shirley Valentine-like voyage of discovery. The Notting Hill setting is nicely caught in this languidly paced film, but it is the performance of Anne Reid which is its quiet, luminous heart. Unusual for featuring a relationship between an older woman and a younger man, the film caused more than a stir of disquiet among audiences used to the squeamish attitude of such as About Schmidt.
Country: GB
Technical: col 112m
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Anne Reid, Cathryn Bradshaw, Daniel Craig, Steven Mackintosh, Peter Vaughan
Synopsis:
On the death of her husband during a visit to their grown-up children, a mother comes to question the sidelining of her happiness over so many years and embarks on a liberating affair with her daughter's boyfriend.
Review:
The affair ends in tears, needless to say, but the closing note is one of affirmation as May sets off on some sort of Shirley Valentine-like voyage of discovery. The Notting Hill setting is nicely caught in this languidly paced film, but it is the performance of Anne Reid which is its quiet, luminous heart. Unusual for featuring a relationship between an older woman and a younger man, the film caused more than a stir of disquiet among audiences used to the squeamish attitude of such as About Schmidt.
Country: GB
Technical: col 112m
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Anne Reid, Cathryn Bradshaw, Daniel Craig, Steven Mackintosh, Peter Vaughan
Synopsis:
On the death of her husband during a visit to their grown-up children, a mother comes to question the sidelining of her happiness over so many years and embarks on a liberating affair with her daughter's boyfriend.
Review:
The affair ends in tears, needless to say, but the closing note is one of affirmation as May sets off on some sort of Shirley Valentine-like voyage of discovery. The Notting Hill setting is nicely caught in this languidly paced film, but it is the performance of Anne Reid which is its quiet, luminous heart. Unusual for featuring a relationship between an older woman and a younger man, the film caused more than a stir of disquiet among audiences used to the squeamish attitude of such as About Schmidt.