Mrs. Lowry & Son

[Redgrave's] Mrs. Lowry [is] one of the great maternal monsters of cinema, up there with Faye Dunaway in 'Mommie Dearest' or Piper Laurie in 'Carrie.'
-- Kevin Maher, Times [UK]

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Mrs. Lowry & Son

Beloved British artist L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall) lived all his life with his overbearing mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave). Bedridden and bitter, Elizabeth actively tried to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions, whilst never failing to voice her opinion at what a disappointment he was to her.

Not Rated
Genre
Bio-pic, Drama, History, Art & Artists
Runtime
90
Language
English
Director
Adrian Noble
Cast
Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Spall
FEATURED REVIEW
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Vanessa Redgrave gives a shrewd and amusingly bleak performance here as Elizabeth Lowry, the cantankerous and bedridden mother of the artist LS Lowry – played by Timothy Spall. It’s a small-scale theatrical chamber piece, directed by Adrian Noble and written for the screen by Martyn Hesford ...

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