“A mother and daughter. What a terrible combination of feelings of confusion and destruction. Everything is possible and is done in the name of love and solicitude.
The mother’s injuries are handed to the daughter. The mother’s failures are paid for by the daughter. The mother’s unhappiness will be the daughter’s unhappiness… Is this true? Is a daughter’s misfortune a mother’s triumph?”
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Autumn Sonata 1978
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Kramer vs. Kramer 1979
A realistic family drama regarding the divorce and subsequent custody battle of the mother and father.
As a child of a single mother, this movie struck a chord with me. Thinking about how my father had to move on with his life knowing that he left a child behind, thinking about whether he wanted to read me stories at night and kiss me before I went to school. Whether he cried after I stayed behind. I wonder if he still…
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A Separation 2011
"A Seperation" is not a movie that can be explained, it is definitely an experience that pulls you in and traps you inside for the two hours that it so breathtakingly lasts. "Realism" is a term thrown around a lot, but it's seldom used in a context referring to a movie as magnificent as this.
The father's insistence on his principles, his rigidity in his thinking, and yet his unwavering love and affection for his daughter are captivating.
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I Am Mother 2019
A movie about a child brought up in a bunker by a robot in a dystopian world where the outside world is dead and barren. Will our heroine uncover the (not so secret) secret of why the outside world is barren and a over-intelligent AI robot hive mind is the sole survivor?
The movie is okay. Interesting if you’re a fan of sci-fi dystopias, but fails to add anything new. The twist at the end is still cliche, as much…
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