Mothering Sunday

Set over a day in 1924, the story follows Jane Fairchild, a maid in the Niven household, who has the day off to celebrate Mothering Sunday while Mr. and Mrs. Niven attend a lunch to celebrate the engagement of their neighbour’s only remaining son, Paul, to Emma Hobday. Jane rejoices at her freedom on an unseasonably hot, beautiful spring day. But, she has no mother to go to. For almost seven years she has – joyfully and without shame – been Paul’s lover. Like the Nivens, Paul belongs to England’s old money aristocracy, whereas Jane was orphaned at birth. With the house conveniently empty, they can finally meet in Paul’s bedroom for the first time. Today will be their last as lovers. It is also the day that will mark the beginning of Jane’s transformation as the story unfolds through the hours of clandestine passion.

104 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity, Drug abuse).
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

This should create quite a rumpus ...

Credits

Cast	Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Sope Dirisu, Nathan Chester Reeve, Samuel Barlow, Dexter Raggatt, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Glenda Jackson
Director	Eva Husson
Screenplay	Alice Birch, from the novel by Graham Swift
Music	Morgan Kibby
Cinematography	Jamie Ramsay
Editing	Emilie Orsini
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2021
Produced by	British Film Institute, Film4, Lipsync Productions, Number 9 Films, ZDF/Arte

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, romance
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None (sic)
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	None
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None (sic)
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for sexual content, graphic nudity and some language.
Runtime	104
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Strong sex, Nudity
Runtime	104
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 14 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 77 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Mothering Sunday works at a frustratingly chilly remove, but involving performances and solid overall craft mean it’s rarely less than engaging.	15
CommonSenseMedia Stefan Pape Slow-burning British drama explores loss; frequent nudity.	10
What the People say
IMDB 1181 Netizens	12
The Movie DB Community	9
Average .. 60%	12