Mrs Lowry & Son
Overview
An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S. Lowry and his unhappy and controlling mother, Elizabeth, whom he lived with all his life.
Reviews (2)
Peter McGinn (Rated: 8)
It doesn't always work, but I figure and movie with Timothy Spall in it is worth a look. Mrs. Lowry and Son is one of those slowly paced movies that you have to let roll over you and be patient. The two characters are not always likable and may let you down in small ways, as they let each other down...
CinemaSerf (Rated: 7)
This plods along in an almost Alan Bennett-esque fashion. It doesn't ever catch fire, but is well written and does seem to accurately reflect the routine and repetitive way of life for both Lowry and his largely bedridden mother. The principals gel well, and we do get a sense of what their relations...
Recommendation & Similar
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon (1998)
Nowhere Boy (2009)
Mothers' Instinct (2024)
Heavenly Creatures (1994)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Loving Vincent (2017)
Labor Day (2013)
Acrimony (2018)
A Kind of Loving (1962)
Cashback (2007)
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
Endings, Beginnings (2020)
The Safety of Objects (2002)
The Woman on the Beach (1947)
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
