Movie

The Good Mother

1988 · 104 min

A quiet, painful watch about a mother's private life being picked apart in court, leaving a lingering ache.

Tagline: Can a court determine how we should live, how we should love, how we should raise our children? Now Anna must prove that she is the Good Mother.
Overview: After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by her ex, who claims that her lover has a bad influence on the kid.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, family, morality, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
morality
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild