
LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER! is about the transformation of a highly charged mother/daughter relationship from Mommie Dearest to Dear Mom, from hatred to love, as told through the filmmaker's story. The film is an unflinching look at the complex bond between mother and daughter. It reveals insights into family behaviors, patterns and generational, societal, cultural and individual histories. The film takes the audience on a journey spanning decades and continents, filled with conf... (Full plot summary below)
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LOOK AT US NOW, MOTHER! is about the transformation of a highly charged mother/daughter relationship from Mommie Dearest to Dear Mom, from hatred to love, as told through the filmmaker's story. The film is an unflinching look at the complex bond between mother and daughter. It reveals insights into family behaviors, patterns and generational, societal, cultural and individual histories. The film takes the audience on a journey spanning decades and continents, filled with conflict and emotional land mines. Told through biting humor and raw honesty, this is an intimate story about family dysfunctions and forgiveness.
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| New York TimesKen JaworowskiFor a movie that promises an “epic journey” to explore a family’s “long-buried suffering,” it’s strangely unsatisfying, and eventually wearisome, to find that this clan is deeply troubled perhaps only in the eyes of its filmmaker. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatAn insightful documentary about the director's disturbing, painful, and conflicted relationship with her mother. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary Goldstein"Mother" is definitely worth a look as an involving exercise in parental indiscretion, unexamined and over-examined lives, and a nostalgic look at East Coast Jewish culture. |
| Village VoiceMonica CastilloGayle's good-natured fight to reconcile with a person who sees nothing wrong with her own behavior proves both a fascinating character study and an intimate portrayal of a mother's love turned hostile. |
| VarietyElla TaylorThe symbiosis between mother and daughter is by turns appalling, charming and endearing. |
| NewsdayRafer GuzmanA small-scale but brave and frequently funny documentary from North Woodmere-raised filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum. |
| User ReviewYuting JGenuine and touching, this movie draws you from the first minute to the last. The topic of love and forgiveness never goes out of style. |
| User ReviewDennis LWow! A movie with humor, pathos and self-discovery. Great. |
| User ReviewLaszlo SLook At Us Now, Mother! is a memorable and touching film about healing. It is a raw, honest and funny journey of Gayle and her mother, Mildred, through their love-hate relationship over the decades. At the end LAUNM shows how they were able to reconcile and forgive to each other. And the film emotional intensity and depth help to the viewer to face his/her own past, pain and memories, teaching forgiveness and healing. Entertaining and emotional, a powerful film among the remarkable personal documentaries with universal appeal. |
| User ReviewCarol KThis is a heartwarming, wonderful documentary about family, understanding and forgiveness! A must see for all! |