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Mother, Couch

Mother, Couch

2023

Niclas Larsson

Ewan McGregor, Rhys Ifans, Ellen Burstyn, Taylor Russell ...

5.4

54

Drama. Comedy While David is at a furniture store with his mother, she pulls the tarp off a covered couch and plops herself down. With a mountain of obligations waiting around the corner, he’s anxious to leave, but she refuses to get up. David’s brother Gruffudd and sister Linda seem less bothered about the situation, casually tending to matters that seem infuriatingly unimportant. David becomes pushy while trying his best to be gentle, recognizing ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Samantha Bergeson IndieWire	"Surreal Gem (...) Writer-director Niclas Larsson cements his status as an up-and-coming auteur with a promising feature debut"
		Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"A Frustrating Absurdist Portrait of a Fractured Family"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The film’s bolder gambits ultimately don’t work, but like this impossible mother, you will not want to get up out of your seat until you see how the whole thing plays out"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"Excellent performances from Ewan McGregor, Ellen Burstyn, Rhys Ifans and Lara Flynn Boyle are wasted on a baffling, surreal family indie (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Pete Hammond Deadline	"The cast will make it go down easier"
		Barry Levitt SlashFilm	"One of the strangest movies of the year (...) McGregor's vulnerable, eccentric performance is the beating heart of this wild ride"
		Chase Hutchinson Collider	"What begins as an almost mumblecore comedy with a goofy disposition peeks down a surreal rabbit hole only to pull itself back from taking the leap"

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