Mothers and Daughters (2016 film)

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Mothers and Daughters
Directed by Paul Duddridge
Nigel Levy (co-director)
Written byPaige Cameron
Story byPaul Duddridge
Produced byDanielle James
Amy Williams
Steve King
Ashanti Douglas
Starring Susan Sarandon
Christina Ricci
Sharon Stone
Eva Amurri
Courteney Cox
Paul Wesley
Roselyn Sánchez
E. G. Daily
Ashanti
Mira Sorvino
Selma Blair
CinematographyMikael Levin
Edited byVince Filippone
Michael Jablow
Music byDavid Hlebo
Production
company
Siempre Viva Productions
Distributed by Screen Media Films
Release date
  • May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)(United States)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Mothers and Daughters is a 2016 American independent drama film co-directed by Paul Duddridge and Nigel Levy, scripted by Paige Cameron from a concept by Duddridge, about the lives of different mothers and their children. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Christina Ricci, Sharon Stone, Eva Amurri, Courteney Cox, Roselyn Sánchez, Paul Wesley, E. G. Daily, Ashanti, Mira Sorvino and Selma Blair. Principal photography began in July 2015 in Los Angeles. The film was Duddridge's directorial debut.

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Plot

The film revolves around the relationships between several mothers and their children. [1] A pregnant photographer captures motherhood on film while re-examining her relationship with her estranged mom.

Cast

Production

On May 8, 2012, Susan Sarandon and her real-life daughter Eva Amurri were cast in the film which was to be directed by Paul Duddridge. [2] Sarandon and Amurri had already worked together in the 2002 comedy The Banger Sisters . [2] On June 4, 2012, Christina Ricci joined the cast, while Danielle James was announced to be producing the film. [3] On July 3, 2012, Sharon Stone was cast, [4] and on September 25, 2014, Paul Wesley joined to play Kevin, a pastry chef and boyfriend of Amurri's character. [5] On July 8, 2015, Courteney Cox joined the cast. Duddridge is making his feature directorial debut on the film working with co-director Nigel Levy. [1] Paige Cameron wrote the script based on Duddridge's concept about the relations between mothers and their children. In July 2015, James was confirmed to be producing the film along with Amy Williams. [1]

Filming

Principal photography on the film began in July 2015 in Los Angeles. [1]

Reception

Mothers and Daughters received generally negative reviews from critics. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 18%, based on 22 reviews, with an average rating of 3.9/10. The website's consensus reads, "Like so many Mothers and Daughters' relationships, its heart is in the right place but this bubble bath of soapy stories slips into oblivion before the credits roll." [6] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 29 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [7]

Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter said that "Between this and Mother's Day , it's enough to spoil the holiday", [8] while Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post gave it 1 out of 4, saying "That's no way to honor your mother". [9] In a review for The New York Times , Neil Genzlinger wrote the screenplay "doesn’t really lay much of a foundation for any of these relationships; instead, we’ve barely registered who’s who before we are plunged into the heart-to-hearts." [10]

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  2. 1 2 Gilchrist, Todd (May 8, 2012). "Susan Sarandon, Eva Amurri Martino to Share the Screen in 'Mother's Day'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Patten, Dominic (June 4, 2012). "Christina Ricci Joins 'Mother's Day' Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  4. ↑ Patten, Dominic (July 3, 2012). "Sharon Stone Joins 'Mother's Day'". deadline.com. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "'Mother's Day' Adds Paul Wesley; More Join Disney's 'The Finest Hours'". deadline.com. September 25, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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  7. ↑ "Mothers and Daughters". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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  10. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (May 5, 2016). "Review: 'Mothers and Daughters,' in Which Souls Are Laid Bare". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved November 24, 2022.
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