Choice Brits - Script Factory

THE MOTHER (cert 18)

An absorbing foray into the rich mine of both parent-child and inter-generational relationships, this wonderfully bittersweet and emotive picture allows an older woman to explore long-suppressed feelings when her husband unexpectedly dies, paving the way for a bong to form with an attentive younger man. The Mother received joint first prize in the Directors Fortnight at Cannes 2003.
 
Dir. Roger Michell, Scr. Hanif Kureishi
Starring Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Stephen MacIntosh
UK 2003, 112 mins
 

For Choice Brits, The Mother was introduced by Iain Softley. Read his introduction here.
 

For more on The Mother see:
 
www.film.guardian.co.uk/cannes
 
www.entertainment.nzoom.com
 

The Mother
 
Directed by
Roger Michell
 
Written by
Hanif Kureishi
 
Produced by
Stephen Evans Executive producer
Angus Finney Executive producer
Kevin Loader Producer
Rosa Romero Line producer
Tracey Scoffield Executive producer
David M. Thompson Executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jeremy Sams
 
Cinematography by
Alwin H. Kuchler
 
Film Editing by
Nicolas Gaster
 
Production Design by
Mark Tildesley
 
Art Direction by
Mark Digby
 
Set Decoration by
Michelle Day
 
Costume Design by
Natalie Ward
 
Makeup Department
Konnie Daniel Make-up designer
 
Art Department
Chris Lightburn-Jones Standby art director
Dennis Schnegg Draughtsman
 
Sound Department
Tim Alban Sound re-recording mixer
Orin Beaton Boom operator
Owen Bleasdale Foley recordist
Paula Boram Foley artist
Gianluca Buttari Foley editor
Danny Hambrook Sound recordist
Danny Hambrook Supervising sound editor
Stewart Henderson Dialogue editor
Stewart Henderson supervising dialogue editor
Melissa Lake Foley artist
Adam Laschinger Assistant sound editor
Adam Laschinger Sound assistant
Matthew Skelding Assistant sound re-recording mixer
Graeme Stoten Adr editor
Michelle Woods Adr editor
 
Visual Effects by
Sally Clayton Digital supervisor
Rob Ellis Digital effects compositor
Laurent Treherne Technical supervisor
Mark Vincent Senior colorist
 
Production Companies
 
* BBC Films
* Free Range Films
* Renaissance Films
 
Cast
Anne Reid - May
Peter Vaughan - Toots
Anna Wilson-Jones - Helen
Daniel Craig - Darren
Danira Govich - Au Pair
Harry Michell - Harry
Rosie Michell - Rosie
Izabella Telezynska - Polish Cleaner
Steven Mackintosh - Bobby
Cathryn Bradshaw - Paula
Carlo Kureishi - Jack
Sachin Kureishi - Jack
Simon Mason - Man in Tate Gallery
Oliver Ford Davies - Bruce
Jonah Coombes - Estate Agent
Zelda Tinska - Barmaid
 
112 minutes
UK 2003
 
Certificate 18
 

The Mother will be released across the UK by Momentum
 

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