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Mothering Sunday

  • 2021
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
6.3K
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Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, and Sope Dirisu in Mothering Sunday (2021)
On a warm spring day in 1924, house maid and foundling Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young) finds herself alone on Mother's Day. Her employers, Mr and Mrs Niven (Colin Firth and Olivia Colman), are out and she has the rare chance to spend an afternoon of abandon with her secret lover, Paul (Josh O'Connor), the boy from the manor house nearby who is Jane's long-term love despite the fact that he's engaged to be married to another woman, a childhood friend and daughter of his parents' friends. But events that neither can foresee will change the course of Jane's life forever.
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Jane Fairchild, a maidservant for the Niven family, is surprised when her wealthy neighbor, Paul Sheringham, invites her to spend the day with him.Jane Fairchild, a maidservant for the Niven family, is surprised when her wealthy neighbor, Paul Sheringham, invites her to spend the day with him.Jane Fairchild, a maidservant for the Niven family, is surprised when her wealthy neighbor, Paul Sheringham, invites her to spend the day with him.

  • Director
    • Eva Husson
  • Writers
    • Graham Swift
    • Alice Birch
  • Stars
    • Odessa Young
    • Josh O'Connor
    • Colin Firth
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eva Husson
    • Writers
      • Graham Swift
      • Alice Birch
    • Stars
      • Odessa Young
      • Josh O'Connor
      • Colin Firth
    • 68User reviews
    • 93Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Videos10

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    Mothering Sunday: Madam
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    Mothering Sunday: Occupational Observer Of Life
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    Photos54

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    Top Cast26

    Odessa Young
    Odessa Young
    • Jane Fairchild
    Josh O'Connor
    Josh O'Connor
    • Paul Sheringham
    Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    • Mr Godfrey Niven
    Nathan Chester Reeve
    • Dick
    • (as Nathan Reeve)
    Samuel Barlow
    Samuel Barlow
    • Young Paul
    Dexter Raggatt
    • Freddy
    Olivia Colman
    Olivia Colman
    • Mrs Clarrie Niven
    Glenda Jackson
    Glenda Jackson
    • Jane (Older)
    Patsy Ferran
    Patsy Ferran
    • Milly
    Charlie Oscar
    • Ethel
    Emma D'Arcy
    Emma D'Arcy
    • Emma Hobday
    Simon Shepherd
    Simon Shepherd
    • Giles Hobday
    Caroline Harker
    Caroline Harker
    • Sylvia Hobday
    Craig Crosbie
    Craig Crosbie
    • Mr Sheringham
    Emily Woof
    Emily Woof
    • Mrs Sheringham
    Sope Dirisu
    Sope Dirisu
    • Donald
    • (as Sope Dìrísù)
    Alex Cubb
    Alex Cubb
    • Richard
    Forrest Bothwell
    Forrest Bothwell
    • Samuel
    • Director
      • Eva Husson
    • Writers
      • Graham Swift
      • Alice Birch
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    User reviews68

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    Romance

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film marks the first appearance of Academy Award winner Glenda Jackson in a theatrical release in over 30 years, having last appeared in King of the Wind (1989), as well as the penultimate film role of her lifetime.
    • Goofs
      In the cycling scenes it is obvious that it is late summer or early autumn (long grass, mature green and yellow leaves on the trees etc) while the plot is set around Mothering Sunday in spring.
    • Quotes
      • Samuel: You looked like you're about to... do an Ophelia.
      • Emma Hobday: Are you allowed to speak to me like that?
      • Samuel: Like what? Like I have read Shakespeare?
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Mothering Sunday (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      We Plough the fields, and scatter
      (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Matthias Claudius, translated by Jane M. Campbell
      Music attributed to Johann A.P. Schulz
      Recited by Odessa Young and Josh O'Connor

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 1, 2023 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Amores Prohibidos
    • Filming locations
      • Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • CAMA Asset Storage & Recycling
      • Film4
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $275,352
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,322
      • Mar 27, 2022
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,260,859
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 44m(104 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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