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MOTHERING SUNDAY

By Eva HUSSON

ROCKET SCIENCE - as SALES All rights, World / FIN

Romance - Completed 2020

A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans to meet with the man she loves before he leaves to marry another woman.

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2021

Cannes Premiere

Toronto - TIFF 2021

Special Presentations

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- Romance, Book adaptation, Drama
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Duration
- 104 mn
- Director(s)
- Eva HUSSON
- Writer(s)
- Alice BIRCH, Graham SWIFT
- Cast
- Odessa YOUNG, Josh O'CONNOR, Olivia COLMAN, Colin FIRTH
- Producer(s)
- Elizabeth KARLSEN (NUMBER 9 FILMS LIMITED), Stephen WOOLLEY (NUMBER 9 FILMS LIMITED)
- Synopsis
- Jane Fairchild, a maid in the Niven household, has the day off to celebrate Mothering Sunday while Mr and Mrs Niven attend a lunch to celebrate the engagement of their neighbour’s only remaining son, Paul, to Emma Hobday. The Nivens have lost their own sons to the war and rejoice at the prospect of an engagement. Jane rejoices at her freedom on an unseasonably hot, beautiful spring day. But, she has no mother to go to. For almost seven years she has – joyfully and without shame – been Paul’s lover. Like the Nivens, Paul belongs to England’s old money aristocracy, whereas Jane was orphaned at birth. With the house conveniently empty, they can finally meet in Paul’s bedroom for the first time. Today will be their last as lovers. It is also the day that will mark the beginning of Jane’s transformation as the story unfolds through the hours of clandestine passion.
- Beginning of shooting
- Sep 21, 2020