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The Mother ()

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A woman has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 12 nominations.
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May
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Toots
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Helen
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Darren
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Au Pair (as Danira Govich)
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Harry
Rosie Michell ...
Rosie
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Polish Cleaner
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Bobby
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Paula
Carlo Kureishi ...
Jack
Sachin Kureishi ...
Jack
Simon Mason ...
Man in Tate Gallery
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Bruce
Jonah Coombes ...
Estate Agent
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Barmaid (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roger Michell

Written by

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Hanif Kureishi ... ()

Produced by

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Stephen Evans ... executive producer
Angus Finney ... executive producer
Kevin Loader ... producer
Rosa Romero ... line producer
Tracey Scoffield ... executive producer
David M. Thompson ... executive producer

Music by

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Jeremy Sams

Cinematography by

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Alwin H. Küchler ... director of photography (as Alwin Küchler)

Editing by

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Nicolas Gaster

Editorial Department

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Erika Brüning ... arri laser operator (as Erica Brunning)
Kim Gaster ... associate editor
Mick Vincent ... senior colorist
Jon Thompson ... post-production consultant (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mary Selway
Fiona Weir

Production Design by

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Mark Tildesley

Art Direction by

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Mark Digby

Set Decoration by

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Michelle Day

Costume Design by

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Natalie Ward

Makeup Department

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Konnie Daniel ... makeup designer

Production Management

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Alistair Hopkins ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Paul Mason ... third assistant director
Barrie McCulloch ... first assistant director
Olivia Peniston-Bird ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Chris Lightburn-Jones ... stand-by art director
Denis Schnegg ... draughtsman
Nick Thomas ... property master
Warren Lever ... construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Tim Alban ... re-recording mixer
Orin Beaton ... boom operator
Owen Bleasdale ... foley recordist
Paula Boram ... foley artist
Gianluca Buttari ... foley editor
Danny Hambrook ... sound recordist / supervising sound editor
Stewart Henderson ... supervising dialogue editor (as Stuart Henderson)
Melissa Lake ... foley artist
Adam Laschinger ... assistant sound editor / sound assistant
Matthew Skelding ... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Stoten ... adr editor
Michele Woods ... adr editor (as Michelle Woods)

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Sally Clayton ... digital supervisor
Tim Davies ... senior compositor
Rob Ellis ... digital effects compositor
Safiya Gili ... assistant compositor (as Safiya Ravat)
Rod Shelton ... digital producer
Laurent Treherne ... technical supervisor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Peter Byrne ... focus puller: "b" camera
Ivan Kyncl ... still photographer
Henry Landgrebe ... clapper loader
John Law ... rigger
Stephen Mathie ... best boy
Luke Redgrave ... camera operator: "b" camera
Olly Tellett ... focus puller
Lucho Zuidema ... grip
Thomas Townend ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Harry Wiggins ... gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gemma Evans ... wardrobe assistant

Location Management

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Jonah Coombes ... location manager

Music Department

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Simon Chamberlain ... musician: piano
Alec Dankworth ... musician: double bass
Isobel Griffiths ... music contractor
Tom Leader ... music engineer
Richard Paine ... music supervisor
Ralph Salmins ... musician: drums
Steve Parr ... music recordist (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sue Hills ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Isabel Begg ... business affairs: BBC Films
Will Davies ... assistant: Stephen Evans, Renaissance Films
Sam Edmonds ... floor runner
Sarah Jane Facer ... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Jeremy Gawade ... legal services: Lee & Thompson
Jane Hawley ... production executive: BBC Films
Richard Juneman ... production accountant
Stephen Kelly ... floor runner
Steffy Marrion ... production coordinator
Ben McAlister ... caterer: Marquis Restaurant
Leila McAlister ... caterer: Marquis Restaurant
Martin McGlone ... laboratory contact
Liz Miller ... public relations: McDonald & Rutter
Michaela Piper ... head of marketing: Renaissance Films
Luke Redgrave ... assistant to director
Roger Sampson ... insurance: AON
Andrew Tapper ... production runner
Gurdeep Ubhie ... assistant accountant
Jane Wright ... business affairs: BBC Films
Katie Bullock-Webster ... assistant to producer (uncredited)
John Charles ... software engineer: Sony DAC (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker ... completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Edward Randolph ... runner (uncredited)
Christine Strobel ... dubbing script translator: german (uncredited)

Thanks

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Kate Buffery ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Special Effects

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  • VTR (digital visual effects)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Toots and May's marriage is one of Toots being dependent on his wife. Shortly after Toots and May arrive in London to visit with their grown children Bobby and Paula and their respective children, Toots falls ill and dies. Toots' death brings to the surface the underlying strain that has always existed between May and both of her two children, and the unhappy lives they have all led. Now specifically with Paula, May is disapproving of her relationship with a construction worker named Darren. Not only does May think his occupation makes him beneath Paula, he's also a married man. Darren is in an unsatisfying marriage but doesn't want to leave it if only because of his son. Even after May gets to know and like Darren, she still encourages Paula to break up with him. The issue is that May herself has fallen in love with Darren, the two who begin a sexual relationship. What will ultimately happen between May and Darren also depends on Darren, who is floundering in his own life and doesn't really know what he wants or even if he did how to get it. What will happen may also depend on Paula if she finds out what's going on. Written by Huggo

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Taglines It can take a lifetime to feel alive. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Die Mutter - The Mother (Germany)
  • The mother (Spain)
  • 母亲的春天 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Майката (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Anya és a szerelem (Hungary)
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Runtime
  • 112 min
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Box Office

Budget GBP1,500,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP59,077, 16 Nov 2003

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Trivia The first feature film funded entirely by the BBC (courtesy of the British taxpayers). See more »
Goofs When May is telling Darren about her affair and just before she asks him to take her to bed, Darren does not have a carpenter's pencil in his ear. When we see him a few moments later, the pencil is over his ear. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Mother: Cast & Crew Interviews (2003). See more »
Soundtracks Space Oddity See more »
Quotes May: Oh, Darren. This cigarette's making my chest all congested. I can't breathe.
Darren: What would happen if you did breathe?
May: I'd say, would you... would it be too much trouble... spare rooms... would you come to the spare rooms with me... would you...
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