Mothers and Daughters
Synopsis
Screwed-up supermodels, closet lesbians, mother-fixated transvestites or simply lonely, everyone needs a friendly ear and that is the chosen profession of Lorraine, a psychotherapist who 'brings everything down to the mother'. But to whom does the therapist talk? As her clients work through their issues Lorraine has to face the reality of her own destiny. Lorraine's devoutly Catholic mother Mary, having brought her children up very strictly, now has Alzheimer's. Mary cannot remember whether she has eaten and has lost control of her bodily functions. Lorraine delegates the problems of her mothers Alzheimer's between her cheque book and her sister, Nina, who has seen her dreams of a singing career and hopes of love and relationships slip by. Stagnation has turned to slow decline as Nina dedicates her life to caring for a woman she despises. The matriarch has become the infant and the relationship of the adult siblings disintegrates into all-out war and misunderstanding.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 83 mins
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
- Hannah Davis, David Conolly
- Producer
- Ben and Patrick Turley, Jean Boht and Carl Davis
- Executive Producer
- Lynda La Plante
- Editor
- George Mallen, Ben Turley
- Screenwriter
- Hannah Davis, David Conolly
- Director of Photography
- Ben Turley
- Music
- Carl Davis
- Principal Cast
- Joan Blackham, Jean Boht, Simone Bowkett, David Conolly, Caroline Burns Cooke, Hannah Davis, Miranda Hart, Alix Longman, Joanna Pecover, Emma Stirland, Jeffry Kaplow
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 7th September 2006
