Movie

Mostly Martha

2001 · 106 min

A quiet, food-scented comfort watch about a rigid woman slowly thawing; gentle, sad and sweet without ever getting saccharine.

Overview: Martha is a single woman who lives for one passion: cooking. The head chef at a chic restaurant, Martha has no time for anything - or anyone - else. But Martha's solitary life is shaken when a fateful accident brings her sister's eight-year-old daughter, Lina, to her doorstep.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, found family, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 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
found family
parenthood
healing
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild