My Mother's Early Lovers

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My Mother's Early Lovers
Directed by Nora Jacobson
Screenplay byNora Jacobson
Sybil Smith
Based onMy Mother's Early Lovers
by Sybil Smith
Produced byNora Jacobson
Starring Sue Ball
George Woodard
CinematographyRoger Grange
Edited byNora Jacobson
Music byDavid Ferm
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

My Mother's Early Lovers is a 1998 American drama film directed by Nora Jacobson and starring Sue Ball and George Woodard. It is Jacobson's feature directorial debut and based on Sybil Smith semi-autobiographical novella of the same name. [1]

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Angelika Film Center on September 24, 1998. [2]

Reception

Ron Weiskind of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette awarded the film two and a half stars. [3]

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References

  1. Koehler, Robert (16 July 2001). "My Mother's Early Lovers". Variety . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. Kaufman, Anthony (23 September 1998). "Hoboken to Vermont, Doc to Fiction: Nora Jacobson's "My Mother's Early Lovers"". IndieWire . Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. Weiskind, Ron (18 August 2000). "MY Mother's Early Lovers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved 6 December 2020.