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'Night, Mother (1986)
Director: Tom Moore
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Overwrought adaptation by Marsha Norman of her own Pulitzer Prize-winning play which fails to make the most of its leading ladies. Bancroft in her familiar role as the long-suffering mother is dignified, severe and utterly humourless, and her character sets the movie's tone. Spacek likewise seems a little self-important as her suicidal middle-aged daughter. Director Moore presumably thought his main task was simply to provide a platform for his bravura stars. Unfortunately, by plumping for an inert shooting style, he leaves the actresses looking smug and stolid.Author: GM
Cast & crew
Director: Tom Moore
Producer: Aaron Spelling, Alan Greisman
Cast: Anne Bancroft, Sissy Spacek, Ed Berke, Carol Robbins full cast
Genre(s): Documentaries
Duration: 96 mins
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