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  1. Mothering Sunday movie review (2022)

    Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Mothering Sunday" isn't a work of memoir. It's based on a novel by prize-winning British author Graham Swift, adapted for the screen by " Lady Macbeth " scribe Alice Birch. But it feels like one. The storytelling is impressionistic and sensual, capturing those fleeting images—a coattail ...

  2. Mothering Sunday

    Movie Info. Synopsis On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and ...

  3. 'Mothering Sunday' Review: Sex, Death and Literature

    March 24, 2022. Mothering Sunday. Directed by Eva Husson. Drama, Romance. R. 1h 44m. Find Tickets. When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an ...

  4. 'Mothering Sunday': Film Review

    Mothering Sunday. The Bottom Line A flawed but sexy period melodrama. Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Cannes Premières) Cast: Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Sope Dirisu, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman ...

  5. 'Mothering Sunday' review: Seizing joy amid pain

    Review: A secret love infuses sensual, melancholic 'Mothering Sunday'. Odessa Young and Josh O'Connor in the movie "Mothering Sunday.". (Jamie D. Ramsay / Sony Pictures Classics) By ...

  6. Mothering Sunday review: Josh O'Connor lets it all hang out in this

    Adapted by Lady Macbeth screenwriter Alice Birch, it stars Josh O'Connor as Paul, an engaged upper-class fellow having a secret affair with a neighbour's maid, Jane (Odessa Young). The pair ...

  7. Mothering Sunday review: Colin Firth, Olivia Colman and Odessa Young in

    Colin Firth, Olivia Colman and Australia's Odessa Young star in a surprising take on the upstairs/downstairs story.

  8. Mothering Sunday Review

    Mothering Sunday just falls short of a great movie; a radical attempt to shake up period-picture staidness, shot through with strong performances, impeccable craft and a strain of sadness, but it ...

  9. Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday - Metacritic. Summary On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr. and Mrs. Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend quality time with her secret lover. Paul (Josh O'Connor) is the boy ...

  10. Review: Drama Mothering Sunday is filled with a week's worth of rich

    Mothering Sunday is a heart-wrenching drama directed by Eva Husson and based on the novel by Graham Swift

  11. Mothering Sunday Review: A Sensual & Steamy Period Romance

    An orphaned maid (Odessa Young) recalls a fateful day in Mothering Sunday. Also starring Colin Firth and Olivia Colman.

  12. 'Mothering Sunday' movie is a thoughtful but inert adaptation of Graham

    Thoughtful but inert adaptation of Graham Swift's sensitive 2016 novel centers on the relationship between a maid and an upper-class young man.

  13. Mothering Sunday (film)

    Mothering Sunday is a 2021 British romantic drama film directed by Eva Husson, from a screenplay by Alice Birch, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Swift. The film stars Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Olivia Colman and Colin Firth. The film also marks the first appearance of Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson in a theatrical release in over 30 years, having last appeared in King of ...

  14. Mothering Sunday

    Full Review | Sep 8, 2022. Directed by Eva Husson, based on the book of the same name by Graham Swift, Mothering Sunday, is and idyllic film that tells the story of a life stamped by the first ...

  15. Mothering Sunday Review: Erotic Tale of Forbidden Love

    Mothering Sunday Is a Surprisingly Erotic Tale of Forbidden Love By Brianna Zigler | March 23, 2022 | 10:00am Movies Reviews Eva Husson !

  16. Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday expresses this better than most films set in the era and offers a reminder that, for those who experienced a death in the family, the grief and pain didn't magically fade in a year or two.

  17. MOTHERING SUNDAY

    MOTHERING SUNDAY starts out in1924 at a British country manor house on Mother's Day, known there as Mothering Sunday, when aristocrats traditionally gave their servants the day off to visit their mothers. Young Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) was raised in an orphanage so she has no mother to visit. However, she has other, secret plans, to visit her lover, Paul (Josh O'Connor, the young ...

  18. Film review: Mothering Sunday

    Mothering Sunday would be a more impressive story if it were a little more self-contained. Mothering Sunday opens April 8 in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, with other cities to follow. 2.5 stars ...

  19. Mothering Sunday (2021)

    Mothering Sunday: Directed by Eva Husson. With Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Nathan Chester Reeve, Samuel Barlow. Jane Fairchild, a maidservant for the Niven family, is surprised when her wealthy neighbor, Paul Sheringham, invites her to spend the day with him.

  20. 'Mothering Sunday' Ending Explained: Does Jane Find Happiness?

    Mothering Sunday Plot Synopsis. Set in 1924, just a few years after World War 1 has ended, Mothering Sunday tells the tale of Jane Fairchild, a young housemaid who works at an English country house. She works for Mr and Mrs Niven, a reserved and quiet couple, who are both grieving after losing their children in the war.

  21. Mothering Sunday Movie Review

    Our review: Parents say Not yet rated Rate movie. Kids say ( 1 ): This British romantic drama boasts some excellent performances but certainly requires patience from its viewers. But even then Mothering Sunday doesn't necessarily reward those that persevere with it. While its themes around class and forbidden relationships -- all set to the ...

  22. Mothering Sunday (2021) Movie Review

    Mothering Sunday, an adaptation of Graham Swift's 2016 novella, is a British period drama that is steeped in tragedy. It centres on Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a young housemaid who works for stately couple Mr and Mrs Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman). The majority of the film takes place on one day: 30th March 1924.

  23. Mothering Sunday

    While the movie's nonlinear construction is its selling point, at least for those moviegoers who prefer a bit of a challenge, an underlying vibe of melancholy gives Mothering Sunday thematic weight.