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My Mom Jayne

2025 · 106 min

A tender, intimate act of remembrance, sifting through old photographs and family memories to gently reclaim a lost mother.

Directed by
Mariska Hargitay
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jayne Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Marie Mansfield
Tagline
Reclaiming her mother's story. And her own.
Overview
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

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Directed by
Mariska Hargitay
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Jayne Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Marie Mansfield
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • family
  • memory
  • identity
  • celebrity
Places
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mariska Hargitay
Starring
Jayne Mansfield, Mariska Hargitay, Jayne Marie Mansfield, Mickey Hargitay Jr., Zoltan Hargitay, Tony Cimber, Ellen Jean Siano Hargitay, Pietra Sardelli
Music
Max Avery Lichtenstein
Cinematography
Tony Hardmon, Bella Graves
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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