The Mother (film)
The Mother is a 2003 British drama film directed by Roger Michell.
| The Mother | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Roger Michell |
| Produced by | Kevin Loader |
| Written by | Hanif Kureishi |
| Starring | Anne Reid Peter Vaughan Daniel Craig Danira Gović |
| Music by | Jeremy Sams |
| Cinematography | Alwin H. Küchler |
| Edited by | Nicolas Gaster |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
Release date | 14 November 2003 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.5 million |
Plot
May (played by Anne Reid) is an unremarkable grandmother from Northern England. When her husband dies on a visit to their children in London, she recedes into the background of their busy lives.
Trapped in an unfamiliar city, May fears that she has become an invisible woman whose life is more or less over; to combat this, she embarks on a sexual affair with Darren (Daniel Craig), younger and married, who is renovating her son's house and who is her daughter's lover. As her sexual desire turns into emotional longing, May drifts into a point-of-no-return, with devastating results for those around her.
Cast
- Anne Reid – May, mother to Bobby and Paula, widow of Toots
- Daniel Craig – Darren, Bobby's best friend and Paula's lover, a handyman
- Peter Vaughan – Toots, May's husband and Bobby and Paula's father
- Danira Gović - Au Pair
- Steven Mackintosh – Bobby, son of Toots and May, and brother to Paula
- Cathryn Bradshaw – Paula, daughter of Toots and May, and sister to Bobby
- Anna Wilson-Jones – Helen, Bobby's estranged wife
- Harry Michell – Harry, Bobby and Helen's son
- Rosie Michell – Rosie, Bobby and Helen's daughter
Awards and honours
Nominations
- 2004 BAFTA Awards
- BAFTA Film Award - Anne Reid
- 2004 British Independent Film Award - Anne Reid
- 2004 Cinemanila International Film Festival
- Lino Brocka Award - Roger Michell
- 2004 Audience Award - Daniel Craig and Anne Reid
- 2003 European Film Award - Anne Reid and Hanif Kureishi
- 2004 London Critics Circle Film Awards
- ALFS Award - Daniel Craig, Hanif Kureishi, Film of the Year
- Golden Goblet - Roger Michell
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