«Mothering Sunday» is a British romantic drama, directed by Eva Husson. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Graham Swift.
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- Mothering Sunday is a 2021 British romantic drama film.
- It was directed by Eva Husson.
- The screenplay was written by Alice Birch.
- The film was 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 thirty years, having last appeared in King of the Wind (1990).
- Set in the wake of World War I, the film follows the life of Jane Fairchild (Young), an orphaned maid who spends Mothering Sunday with her wealthy lover.
- Mothering Sunday had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on 9 July 2021.
- In June 2020, it was announced Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman and Colin Firth had joined the cast of the film.
- Eva Husson directed the movie from a screenplay by Alice Birch.
- In September 2020, Sope Dirisu joined the cast of the film, with Lionsgate set to distribute in the United Kingdom.
- Principal photography began in September 2020.
- In May 2021, it was reported that Glenda Jackson would appear in the film
- In September 2020, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.
- It will have its US premiere at the Hamptons International Film Festival.
- It was scheduled to be released in the United States on 19 November 2021, but that date was changed and it opened on March 25, 2022.
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 77% based on 133 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.
- The website’s consensus reads, “Mothering Sunday works at a frustratingly chilly remove, but involving performances and solid overall craft mean it’s rarely less than engaging.”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.
- At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it won the award for Outstanding Female-Led Feature.
- Olivia Colman and Josh O’Connor previously starred as Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles, in the acclaimed series The Crown (2016).
- The film cast includes three Oscar winners: Colin Firth, Olivia Colman and Glenda Jackson.
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