Mothering Sunday is a movie directed by Eva Husson in 2021 and based on the book Mothering Sunday: A Romance by Graham Swift, first published in 2016. The movie features Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman, Glenda Jackson, Sope Dirisu, and others.
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Storyline
Set over a day in 1924, the story follows Jane Fairchild, a maid in the Niven household, who 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. 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 been Paul’s lover.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
110
Movie Rate
5.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
Mothering Sunday
Director: Eva Husson
Country: UK
Year: 2021
Length: 1h50m
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Year
2016
Pages
177
Book Rate
7.42
S: Goodreads
Book
Mothering Sunday: A Romance
Author: Graham Swift
Country: UK
First published in: 2016
Length: 177 pages
Genre: Fiction
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