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The Mother

2003 · 112 min

A quiet, uncomfortable study of desire and family friction, watching a woman tentatively reclaim herself amid awkward, raw encounters.

Overview
A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • sexuality
  • isolation
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Roger Michell
Written by
Hanif Kureishi
Starring
Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Peter Vaughan, Steven Mackintosh, Cathryn Bradshaw, Anna Wilson-Jones, Danira Gović, Izabella Telezynska
Music
Jeremy Sams
Cinematography
Alwin H. Küchler
Runtime
112 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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