Movie

Our Mother's House

1967 · 105 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into a secret world of children, where innocence curdles into something darker and deeply sad.

Tagline: The children's story that is not for children...
Overview: Seven children bury their mother and hide her death - until their long-lost father returns.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
isolation
betrayal
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild