Mrs. Lowry & Son

Name: Mrs. Lowry & Son
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Released: November 1, 2019
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 42
Cast: David Schaal, Giselle Cullinane, Joanne Pearce, John Alan Roberts, Jon Furlong

2019

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Vertigo Releasing | Release Date: November 1, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: David Schaal, Giselle Cullinane, Joanne Pearce, John Alan Roberts, Jon Furlong, Michael Keogh, Rose Noble, Stephen Lord, Timothy Spall, Vanessa Redgrave, Wendy Morgan

Summary: A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.

Director: Adrian Noble

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, History

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 91 min

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Gary Goldstein

Oct 30, 2019

If often sad and unsettling, the film is also livelier and less oppressive than it may sound thanks to the fine writing, deft direction by Adrian Noble, and the superb, if painful interplay between Redgrave and Spall. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Sep 1, 2019

An entertaining showcase for two first-class performers. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Oct 29, 2019

Mrs. Lowry and Son has an appealing old-school charm and two performances that make it worth seeing. Read full review

Empire Ian Freer

Sep 1, 2019

Despite the formidable talents of Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave, Mrs Lowry & Son doesn’t really get under the skin of the artist or the man, resulting in a film as dreary as Pendlebury’s colourless skies. Read full review

Alice Saville

Sep 1, 2019

An uneventful, overly stuffy approach to a painter who, as this mother continually tells us, was considered outlandishly strange. Read full review

Jamie Neish

Sep 1, 2019

Spall and Redgrave are both magnificent, rising above the material in a way only talented actors can. One wonders what they could have done with more interesting and passionate material. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Oct 31, 2019

The disappointment of Mrs. Lowry & Son is that it finds neither of its star attractions at the peak of their powers: Both Spall and Redgrave feel stifled and stiff-jointed, hemmed in by a thin, shallow-focus script that betrays its origins as a radio play all too easily. Read full review

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mattconwy

Jan 3, 2020

Two superb performances shed light on a complex relationship. Well worth watching.

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