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MOTHERING SUNDAY

By Eva HUSSON

Romance - Completed 2020

Set over a day in 1924, the story follows Jane Fairchild (Young), a maid in the Niven household, who has the day off to celebrate Mothering Sunday while Mr and Mrs Niven (Firth and Colman) attend a lunch to celebrate the engagement of their neighbor’s only remaining son, Paul (O’Connor), to Emma Hobday. Jane rejoices at her freedom on an unseasonably hot, beautiful spring day. But, she has no mother to go to.

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- Romance, Book adaptation, Drama
- Countries
- UNITED KINGDOM
- 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
- 30 March 1924 – Beechwood, England. 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