My Mother
2015 · Movie · 106 min · ★ 6.6 · 77% critics
A film director in midlife turmoil tries to keep a troubled production on track while facing the painful decline of a parent. As work pressures, family tensions, and grief collide, everyday moments blur with memory and imagination, forcing her to confront what she can’t control.
Also known as Ma Mère
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Details
- Original title
- Mia madre
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-16
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 77/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (376 votes)
About
If you appreciate intimate, bittersweet dramas that mix laughter with grief and everyday chaos, this may resonate, especially if you liked The Son's Room; Not for you if you want fast pacing or a purely uplifting story.
Pros: moving portrait of loss; sharp humor amid sadness; relatable life pressures | Cons: slow, dense pacing; uneven family focus; meandering dreamlike moments
Awards & recognition
- David di Donatello — Best Director · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Director · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Margherita Buy
as Margherita
Nanni Moretti
as Giovanni
John Turturro
as Barry Huggins
Pietro Ragusa
as Bruno
Antonio Zavatteri
as Ex alunno
Giulia Lazzarini
as Ada
Beatrice Mancini
as Livia
Stefano Abbati
as Federico
Enrico Ianniello
as Vittorio
Anna Bellato
as Attrice
Directed by Nanni Moretti