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My Mother's Early Lovers (1998)

My Mother's Early Lovers poster
Directed by
Nora Jacobson
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An adult daughter looks back on her mother's past relationships. The story unfolds through memories and quiet revelations about family and personal history.

intimatereflectivegentlebittersweetcontemplativeearthyunderstated

What happens

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's semi-autobiographical novella of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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