My dear bad mother (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | My dear wicked mother |
| Original title | Mommie Dearest |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1981 |
| length | 129 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Frank Perry |
| script |
Robert Getchell Tracy Hotchner Frank Perry Frank Yablans |
| production | Frank Yablans |
| music | Henry Mancini |
| camera | Paul Lohmann |
| cut | Peter E. Berger |
| occupation | |
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My Dear Raven Mother is a biographical feature film from 1981 with Faye Dunaway . It was directed by Frank Perry . The screenplay was written from Christina Crawford's autobiographical novel My Dear Bad Mother , in which she claimed that her adoptive mother, Joan Crawford , abused her. The film grossed about $ 39 million at a production cost of about $ 5 million. Today it is considered a cult film.
action
Hollywood star Joan Crawford is a control freak who expects perfection and cleanliness from his environment. For her work at MGM Studios , she gets up at 4:00 a.m. and undergoes a strict ritual of personal hygiene. Occasionally she is uncontrollable towards her servants.
She has a relationship with lawyer Gregg Savitt. Your career is on the decline. She adopts the girl Christina and later the boy Christopher. Joan showered her daughter with luxury, but on the other hand was very strict with her.
Christina rebels against the mother, who emotionally hurts her daughter. A guerrilla war begins between mother and daughter that takes on absurd forms.
Joan breaks up with Gregg and develops abnormal aggression. After the separation, she cuts Gregg out of all the photos they shared. She also develops aggression towards her daughter, which also turns into physical violence. Joan later sends Christina to Chadwick School . When Joan later humiliates her daughter in the presence of a reporter, she asks her adoptive mother why she adopted her in the first place. Then Joan tells her that it was for publicity reasons.
Joan sends Christina to the Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy ; Christina lives here like in a prison without contact with the outside world. Joan marries Alfred Steele , CEO of Pepsi-Cola , moves to New York City . There she lets him stand her. Christina moves to Manhattan after graduation , where she starred in a soap opera. In 1977 Joan dies. Christina and Christopher learn that their mother has disinherited them. Christopher says that the mother had the last word again. Christina doubts this statement.
criticism
Mommies Dearest as a film received mixed reviews (55% on Rotten Tomatoes - based on 31 reviews), but Faye Dunaway in particular received accolades for her portrayal. The Lexicon of International Films wrote: “A star film with an outstanding performance by the leading actress; however radically subjective and too superficial for a psychological study. "
advertising
After a month, Paramount responded to the film being accepted at the box office as an involuntary comedy. The commercial was featured in "Meet the biggest MOTHER of them all!" changed.
Awards and nominations
Dunaway's portrayal of Crawford led to her being placed on the American Film Institute's list of "Best Villains in Film History" (41st place). Your line "No wire hangers, ever!" was voted No. 72 of the best film quotes by the same institute.
| price | category | theme | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Society of Film Critics | Best Actress | Faye Dunaway | 2nd place |
| New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Actress | 2nd place | |
| Golden Raspberry | Worst actress | Won | |
| Worst supporting actor | Steve Forrest | Won | |
| Worst supporting actress | Rutanya Alda | Nominated | |
| Mara planer | Nominated | ||
| Diana Scarwid | Won | ||
| Worst director | Frank Perry | Nominated | |
| Worst script | Won | ||
| Robert Getchell | Won | ||
| Tracy Hotchner | Won | ||
| Frank Yablans | Won | ||
| Worst movie | Won |
Faye Dunaway shared the prize for worst actress with Bo Derek for Tarzan - Lord of the Jungle .
Web links
- Mommie Dearest in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ QueenB: MOMMIE DEAREST - Midnight Screening of 1981 Cult Classic! «Long Beach Cinematheque . Lbcinema.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ↑ My dear bad mother at two thousand and one
- ^ Mommie Dearest Movie - The 80s Rewind . Fast-rewind.com. September 18, 1981. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
