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Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love To Hate)
By Turner Classic Movies & Richard Corliss
- ISBN
- 9781476738260 9781476738284
- Publisher
- S. & S.
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Starred Review on March 15, 2014 | Arts and Humanities
The mother figure is both revered and reviled and nowhere is that more apparent than on the movie screen. From depictions of the selfless in Stella Dallas to the crazed in Mommie Dearest, motion pictures run the gamut when it comes to Mom. The film buffs at Turner Classic Movies, along with movie critic Corliss, have put together a comprehensive retrospective of mothers as portrayed on film from the earliest "Silent Moms,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
