
Love, life, and the struggles of a mother bringing up a son in the late 70's. The ignorance of a free spirit against the needs of a young man trying to find his true character and beliefs. Living in a bohemian household shared with three like minded spirited people to help pay the rent, his mother tries to establish bonds that he cannot deal with. She cannot deal with his inability to talk, and enlists the help of other females in his life to share the burden of his upbringin... (Full plot summary below)
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Love, life, and the struggles of a mother bringing up a son in the late 70's. The ignorance of a free spirit against the needs of a young man trying to find his true character and beliefs. Living in a bohemian household shared with three like minded spirited people to help pay the rent, his mother tries to establish bonds that he cannot deal with. She cannot deal with his inability to talk, and enlists the help of other females in his life to share the burden of his upbringing. Slowly life unravels for them all without understanding how. In spite of their perceived struggles, they all go on to live defined lives without any serious consequences.
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| CineVueMaximilian Von ThunBright light and dazzling colour dominate, as befits the Santa Barbara setting, while every scene is packed with moments that are in turn engaging, amusing, poignant, awkward, heart-warming, heart-breaking and profound. |
| RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyThe most pleasurable aspect of 20th Century Women (and it's pleasurable throughout) is that it allows itself to be messy. |
| Consequence of SoundNico LangDespite the gender gap between the film’s creator and his subjects, the film is beautifully perceptive and, at times, deeply poignant. Mills has created the kind of comedy in which you laugh with recognition because its dilemmas feel so familiar. |
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonPoignant and hilarious and wise, a melancholy ode to a moment when the world was changing for women (and men)... and how it still and always is. |
| Groucho ReviewsPeter CanaveseEmpathetic and self-searching...a highly witty, deeply humane look at people who may be too conscious for their own good, people who think and feel too much ever to be truly happy. |
| FanboyNation.comSean Mulvihill20th Century Women is an absolute delight of a movie, one that wraps you into this little corner of life in tumultuous time of transition in America while exploring its themes of masculinity through a feminist lens. |
| Film Freak CentralWalter Chaw20th Century Women, itself melancholic, is a medicine for melancholy. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayAs a celebration of personal and social history, 20th Century Women takes the audience back. But it also lifts us up on a wave of openhearted emotion and keen intelligence. It bursts with the sad, messy, ungovernable beauty of life. |
| Reel ReviewsFrank WilkinsFeels amazingly larger and grander than it actually is. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyThere are louder films jostling for attention out there. This one is the secret treasure of the season, though - crafted with tender precision, and built to last. |