The Disappearance of My Mother

Name: The Disappearance of My Mother
Genre: Documentary
Released: December 6, 2019
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Andy Warhol, Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Candice Lam, Carlotta Antonelli

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: December 6, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Andy Warhol, Benedetta Barzini, Beniamino Barrese, Candice Lam, Carlotta Antonelli, Lauren Hutton, Martina De Santis, Michela De Rossi, Olivia Ross, Salvador Dalí

Summary: Benedetta Barzini wants to disappear. An iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she is fed up with all the roles that life has imposed upon her and decides to leave everything andBenedetta Barzini wants to disappear. An iconic fashion model in the 1960s, she became a muse to Warhol, Dali, Penn and Avedon. As a radical feminist in the 1970s, she fought for the rights and emancipation of women. But at the age of 75, she is fed up with all the roles that life has imposed upon her and decides to leave everything and everybody behind, to disappear to a place as far as possible from the world she knows. Hiding behind the camera, her son Beniamino witnesses her journey. Having filmed her since he was a child in spite of all her resistance, he now wants to make a film about her, to keep her close for as long as possible – or, at least, as long as his camera keeps running. The making of the film turns into a battle between mother and son, a stubborn fight to capture the ultimate image of Benedetta – the image of her liberation.… Expand

Director: Beniamino Barrese

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Lorry Kikta

Sep 25, 2019

The Disappearance of My Mother is rife with grand philosophical questions about beauty, capitalism, love, life, and death, while still maintaining the intimacy of a family connection. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Sep 25, 2019

The result of the collaboration between mother and son brings no great epiphanies but it remains a film that both beguiles and unsettles as it salutes a remarkable woman and the enduring demands of ties that bind. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Dec 5, 2019

At the very least, it’s impossible to watch The Disappearance of My Mother without a measure of ambivalence. Gratitude for the chance to make Barzini’s acquaintance, and for Barrese’s sensitivity in making the introduction, is accompanied by ethical queasiness. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Sep 25, 2019

The Disappearance of My Mother is a bit too rough around the edges, but it’s as honest as it is persistent. Read full review

Diego Semerene

Dec 3, 2019

It’s fascinating to see Benedetta Barzini in academic action, like an ethnographer of the patriarchy herself, bringing back news from its most glamourous yet rotten core. Read full review

Jen Yamato

Dec 12, 2019

The film reveals its truest self as a cinematic act of negotiation, acceptance and farewell between mother and son. Read full review

The Playlist Jonathan Christian

Sep 25, 2019

Beyond a commendable amount of love and effort, there’s nothing substantial to take away from The Disappearance of My Mother. Read full review

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monthofsundaes

Feb 1, 2022

An uncomfortable watch, while I lasted. How this guy's mum let him exploit and monetise their relationship this way is remarkable. He should count himself very fortunate. She, not so much.

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