Beloved British artist L.S. Lowry (Timothy Spall) lived all his life with his over-bearing mother Elizabeth (Vanessa Redgrave). Bed-ridden and bitter, Elizabeth actively tried to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions, whilst never failing to voice her opinion at what a disappointment he was to her.
Press Quotes
“Two Titans At The Top Of Their Game….Exquisite Performances”
Film Editor, Reader’s Digest
“It’s a bloody masterpiece, it’s a film of such quiet beauty that I get quite emotional even talking about it”
James O’Brien
“Within three or four short exchanges she establishes Mrs Lowry as one of the great maternal monsters of cinema, up there with Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest or Piper Laurie in Carrie.”
Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
“An entertaining showcase for two first-class performers.”
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
“a gripping, gorgeously acted biopic”
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times