Mother of All Shows (2023)
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A woman faces her mother's approaching death by reimagining their relationship as a 1970s variety show. The film blends memory and fantasy through musical numbers.
whimsicalnostalgicbittersweetplayfulsentimentalmusicaldreamytender
What happens
Mother of All Shows is a 2023 musical feature film directed by Melissa D'Agostino, and written by David James Brock and Melissa D'Agostino. The film stars D'Agostino as Liza Mangiani, a woman who is processing the imminent death of her mother Rosa (Wendie Malick) by imagining their lives through the prism of a 1970s television variety show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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