'night, Mother (film)
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'night, Mother is a 1986 American drama film written by Marsha Norman
. The film
, which stars Sissy Spacek
and Anne Bancroft
, is based on Norman's Pulitzer Prize
-winning play of the same name
. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
.
that very evening (she makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails).
The film between Jessie and Thelma slowly reveals her reasons for her decision and her life together and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing yet unavoidable climax.
on August 3, 2010.
Marsha Norman
Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play night, Mother...
. The film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, which stars Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek
Sissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...
and Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the Method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg....
, is based on Norman's Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning play of the same name
'night, Mother
'Night, Mother is a 1983 play by Marsha Norman about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma . The play opens with Jessie calmly telling Mama that by morning she will be dead, as she plans to commit suicide that very evening...
. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival
37th Berlin International Film Festival
The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
.
Plot
Jessie is a middle aged woman living with her mother, Thelma. One night, she calmly tells Thelma that by morning she will be dead, as she plans to commit suicideSuicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
that very evening (she makes this revelation all while nonchalantly organizing household items and preparing to do her mother's nails).
The film between Jessie and Thelma slowly reveals her reasons for her decision and her life together and how thoroughly she has planned her own death, culminating in a disturbing yet unavoidable climax.
Cast
- Sissy SpacekSissy SpacekSissy Spacek is an American actress and singer. She came to international prominence for her for role as Carrie White in Brian De Palma's 1976 horror film Carrie for which she earned her first Academy Award nomination...
... Jessie Cates - Anne BancroftAnne BancroftAnne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the Method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg....
... Thelma Cates - Ed Berke ... Dawson Cates
- Carol Robbins ... Loretta Cates
- Jennifer Roosendahl ... Melodie Cates
- Michael KenworthyMichael KenworthyMichael Kenworthy is an American actor.-Career:Younger brother of Michelle Kenworthy, who appeared with him on the game show I'm Telling!....
... Kenny Cates - Sari Walker ... Agnes Fletcher
- Claire MalisClaire MalisClaire Malis is an American actress. In later years she is often credited as Claire Malis Callaway....
... Operator (voice)
Release
The film was given its first-ever U.S. DVD release by Universal StudiosUniversal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
on August 3, 2010.