In most parts of the world today, Mother's Day is celebrated. And as I'm sitting at home sick (having given my own mother the flu), I got to recalling some of my favorite films that feature great, moving and memorable mother-daughter relationships with her.
5. Brave - One of the few animated feature films that contains a solid relationship between a mother and daughter. In most animated feature films (see Disney films), the mother doesn't make past the first fifteen minutes. However, in Brave (co-directed by Brenda Chapman), headstrong Princess Merida and Queen Elinor learn to finally listen to each other and what they wish for their lives. In the end, like every fairy tale, all's well that ends well.
4. One True Thing - Meryl Streep, who excels in most mother's roles, plays the long-suffering wife and mother to a novelist husband (William Hurt) and her writer daughter Ellen (Renee Zellweger). In the film, Ellen comes to realized how unfairly she's treated her mother and comes to share a closer relationship as her mother is diagnosed with cancer. Keep the tissues handy as Streep, of course, absolutely brings it. And if you're still longing for some weepy films, check out Steel Magnolias or Terms of Endearment. Don't say I didn't warn you.
3. Freaky Friday (1976) and Freaky Friday (2003) - This is the ultimate mother-daughter movie. What could get a mother-daughter who don't see eye to eye than spending a day in each other's shoes? Literally! These two Disney films are classic entertainment with Jodie Foster and Lindsay Lohan (before her downfall) playing the daughters. But the newer version needs to be seen for Jamie Lee Curtis' absolutely fearless performance.
2. Stepmom - This one never fails to bring on the waterworks. And I always have an urge to sing 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' afterwards. Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts are at their best when they become part of one big large happy family when Roberts marries into the family. The last scene is so good between the two women who each have fears and insecurities for their children. I can watch this film anytime.
1. Imitation of Life (1934) and Imitation of Life (1959) - My final recommendation features strong performances from the actresses in both films. Similar to the recent HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce starring Kate Winslet, the films features lasting friendships between white widow, her black housekeeper and their heartbreaking relationships with their daughters. Watch these if you can.
5. Brave - One of the few animated feature films that contains a solid relationship between a mother and daughter. In most animated feature films (see Disney films), the mother doesn't make past the first fifteen minutes. However, in Brave (co-directed by Brenda Chapman), headstrong Princess Merida and Queen Elinor learn to finally listen to each other and what they wish for their lives. In the end, like every fairy tale, all's well that ends well.
4. One True Thing - Meryl Streep, who excels in most mother's roles, plays the long-suffering wife and mother to a novelist husband (William Hurt) and her writer daughter Ellen (Renee Zellweger). In the film, Ellen comes to realized how unfairly she's treated her mother and comes to share a closer relationship as her mother is diagnosed with cancer. Keep the tissues handy as Streep, of course, absolutely brings it. And if you're still longing for some weepy films, check out Steel Magnolias or Terms of Endearment. Don't say I didn't warn you.
3. Freaky Friday (1976) and Freaky Friday (2003) - This is the ultimate mother-daughter movie. What could get a mother-daughter who don't see eye to eye than spending a day in each other's shoes? Literally! These two Disney films are classic entertainment with Jodie Foster and Lindsay Lohan (before her downfall) playing the daughters. But the newer version needs to be seen for Jamie Lee Curtis' absolutely fearless performance.
2. Stepmom - This one never fails to bring on the waterworks. And I always have an urge to sing 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' afterwards. Susan Sarandon and Julia Roberts are at their best when they become part of one big large happy family when Roberts marries into the family. The last scene is so good between the two women who each have fears and insecurities for their children. I can watch this film anytime.
1. Imitation of Life (1934) and Imitation of Life (1959) - My final recommendation features strong performances from the actresses in both films. Similar to the recent HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce starring Kate Winslet, the films features lasting friendships between white widow, her black housekeeper and their heartbreaking relationships with their daughters. Watch these if you can.
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