Mia Madre

Name: Mia Madre
Genre: Drama
Released: August 26, 2016
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 70

2016

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Music Box Films | Release Date: August 26, 2016 | R

Summary: Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a harried film director trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot,Margherita (Margherita Buy) is a harried film director trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her beloved mother’s illness progresses, and her teenage daughter grows ever more distant. [Music Box Films]… Expand

Director: Nanni Moretti

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Manohla Dargis

Aug 25, 2016

Love, death, cinema — they’re all there in Mia Madre, bumping up against one another beautifully. Read full review

Trevor Johnston

Aug 25, 2016

The saturation of Arvo Pärt instant-melancholia on the soundtrack feels a bit too pushy, but otherwise this is a confidently controlled, accessible yet piercing look at the insidiousness of grief. It's Moretti at his best. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Sep 22, 2016

This is one of those films in which you feel like you’re known the characters for years; Moretti and his actors establish a kind of instant empathy that makes the story all the more affecting. Read full review

Deborah Young

Apr 16, 2015

Simplicity and maturity of vision are the virtues here, good qualities but perhaps a little too understated for major attention-grabbing. Read full review

The Film Stage Ethan Vestby

May 17, 2016

The formal modesty of My Mother is not without its charms. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Aug 25, 2016

Moretti mostly avoids weepy melodrama, choosing instead to focus on a side meditation about the slippery nature of reality. Read full review

The Telegraph Andrew Pettie

May 23, 2015

Turturro deserves four stars – but the rest of Moretti’s saggy melodrama is scarcely half as good. Read full review

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Brent_Marchant

Sep 3, 2016

Though slow to start and occasionally uneven, this ambitious look at life, death and how we approach each gets progressively better the further one gets into it. Excellent performances abound, with many scenes that are raucously funny and others that are sublimely touching. Be patient withThough slow to start and occasionally uneven, this ambitious look at life, death and how we approach each gets progressively better the further one gets into it. Excellent performances abound, with many scenes that are raucously funny and others that are sublimely touching. Be patient with screening this one; it takes a little time to develop, but the wait is worth it,… Expand

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 25, 2021

This film is about loss and isolation, among other things. Its quite touching and poignant at times, with many scenes showing the adult daughter guiding others on the set of her film, while really she wishes for guidance herself.

Its one of those films in which what isn't said is perhapsThis film is about loss and isolation, among other things. Its quite touching and poignant at times, with many scenes showing the adult daughter guiding others on the set of her film, while really she wishes for guidance herself.

Its one of those films in which what isn't said is perhaps key more than what is. I suppose it is a somewhat deep film in that respect, although it doesn't necessarily appear that way visually because of its mundane settings. There are amusing moments present too. I liked it and would recommend it.… Expand

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GreatMartin

Sep 6, 2016

PR Synopsis “Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammyPR Synopsis “Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her beloved mother's illness progresses, and her teenage daughter grows ever more distant.”

I very seldom use a film’s publicity release because in many cases they give away too much as do many trailers today. Left to my own I would write about the Mother Ada, played by Giulia Lazzarini who is dying and her relationship with her daughter Margherita, played by Margherita Buy, who is directing a film within the film and her granddaughter, Livia played by Beatrice Mancini with the grandmother and granddaughter the more moving one. Ada’s son, Giovanni, played by the director of “Mia Madre” Nanni Moretti based on the story of his mother, quits his job to take care of his mother while his sister Margherita buries herself more in directing her picture to avoid dealing with her mother’s illness.

Now we add an egotistical American actor, Barry Huggins, played by John Turturro who, to me, has nothing to do with the movie Margherita is making or the film “Mia Madre”! He does add a little humor here and there but seems to be used more to make the movie 106 minutes instead of 80 minutes.

There is nothing wrong with any of the actors though Turturro does get a little hammy while at the same time offers the one good laugh in a dance scene. I could agree with the press release regarding ‘pathos and comedy’ if they had added 3 minutes of the former and 1 minute of the latter.

I might have gone into “Mia Madre” with high expectations which were a mistake as I found 100 of the 106 minutes not living up to those expectations.… Expand

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