Mrs. Lowry and Son

Original title: Mrs Lowry & Son

2019
PG
1h 31m

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6.7/10

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Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall in Mrs. Lowry and Son (2019)

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A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

2.4K

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Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Trivia
The scene where part of a lit match breaks off and hits Lowry (Timothy Spall) on the cheek was an unscripted accident but kept in because of the realism it brought and that it reflected the despondency the character was feeling at that time.

Goofs
At the end of the film it is stated that Lowry refused both an OBE and a Knighthood in 1968. This isn't quite true. He turned down an OBE in 1955, a CBE in 1961, a Knighthood in 1968, and a CH (Companion of Honour) in 1972 and 1976. He is believed to have turned down more honours than anyone else.

Quotes
Elizabeth Lowry: [reading from a newspaper] "An ugly painting. The painting by Mr L.S. Lowry - Coming From The Mill - is confusing and appears to have been painted by a child. The figures if we may call them figures are nothing but smudges. Ridiculous marionettes suspended in a squalid industrial scene. If this is Mr Lowry's vision of the Lancashire landscape and its people, I feel very sorry for him. It is a most unsatisfactory picture and an insult to the people of Lancashire."

Connections
Featured in Granada Reports: 27 August 2019: Lunchtime Bulletin (2019)

Soundtracks
Der Einsame im Herbst
Taken from "Das Lied Von Der Erde"
Performed by Wiener Philharmoniker (as Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra)
Charles Kullmann and Kerstin Thorborg
Conducted by Bruno Walter
Written by Gustav Mahler
Public Domain
Tranferred from original shellac Columbia ROX6025
Courtesy of Eyehear Ltd

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8/10

A good film but an acting masterclass by Timothy Spall is worth the ticket price alone

This is a simple and quite short film that brings to life one of Britain's most beloved artists and the life that he endured waiting hand and foot on his elderly mother.

Although the film is quite basic the acting of Timothy Spall and, to a degree, Vanessa Redgrave makes the film great. Spall now seems to be able to morph into any different British character, whether real or fiction, and completely make them his own. He must be one of the most understated great actors of our time.

I would like to have seen more of how Lowry came to paint such classics but the film does have a good angle and is really enjoyable.