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Mothering Sunday 15 rating

In this beautiful adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel, starring Josh O’Connor and Odessa Young, a writer has a creative awakening steeped in books, love and loss.

Drama 2021 104 mins

Director: Eva Husson

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Overview

In Henley, in the mid-1920s, young maid Jane (Odessa Young) works for the Nivens, one of several local ‘grand’ families who have been devastated by the loss of sons in the First World War. Jane sneaks away for a passionate secret relationship with Paul (Josh O’Connor), the sole surviving son from a neighbouring manor house. But Paul is engaged to be married to someone else. More than a decade later, Jane has become a writer and is living with another man (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù) in London, struggling to make sense of an idea for a novel that keeps urging her to look to the past.

Screenwriter Alice Birch (Normal People, Lady Macbeth) and director Eva Husson (Bang Gang, Girls of the Sun) prove the perfect creative duo to bring the rich sensuality of this story to the screen. Robed in Sandy Powell’s gorgeous costumes, Mothering Sunday boasts a terrific extended cast including Olivia Colman and Colin Firth.

Director
Eva Husson
Featuring
Odessa YoungJosh O'ConnorSopé DìrísùOlivia ColmanColin Firth
Genres
Drama
Certificate
15strong sex, nudity
Released
2021
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English

Accessibility

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