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'night, Mother

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Original title

'night, Mother

Year

1986

Running time

92 min.

Country

United States

Director

Tom Moore

Screenwriter

Marsha Norman. Play: Marsha Norman

Cast

Music

David Shire

Cinematography

Stephen M. Katz

Producer

Universal Pictures, Aaron Spelling Productions. Producer: Aaron Spelling

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. Psychological Drama. Maternity

Synopsis

What would you do if someone you loved sat down with you one night and calmly told you that they were going to end their life before morning? This is Thelma Cates' dilemma. Her daughter, Jessie, has had it. A middle-aged epileptic unable to hold a job, with a failed marriage and a drug-addicted son on the wrong side of the law, Jessie can find no reason to go on living. Adapted from the play by Marsha Norman, "'night, Mother" is the story of a parent's worst nightmare. How can Thelma convince her daughter that life is worth living if she can't feel her pain? How can she end her daughter's embrace of death before morning?

Awards: 1987: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection

1986: Golden Globes Awards: nominated to Best Leading Actress Drama.

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'night, Mother

1986

Tom Moore

6.9

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