I Remember Mama (1948)

Directed by

George Stevens

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 15m

Rated

G

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 66 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Norwegian immigrant family in early 20th century San Francisco faces everyday economic struggles. The story centers on the mother as she holds the family together with love and practical wisdom.

warmgentlenostalgicfamily-centricearnestslow-pacedheartfelt

What happens

I Remember Mama is a 1948 American drama film directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by DeWitt Bodeen, whose work was adapted from John Van Druten's stage play. Druten, in turn, had based his play on Kathryn Forbes' novel Mama's Bank Account, which was originally published by Harcourt Brace in 1943. The story in all its variant forms recounts the everyday life and economic struggles of a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco in the early 20th century. The film stars Irene Dunne as the mother, as well as Barbara Bel Geddes, Oscar Homolka, Ellen Corby and Philip Dorn. Homolka portrays Uncle Chris in the film, a role he had performed earlier in the Broadway production. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor and two for Best Supporting Actress (Homolka, Bel Geddes, and Corby, respectively), with Dunne receiving her fifth and final Best Actress nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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