An intimate portrayal of the relationship between one of greatest artists of the 20th century, L.S. Lowry and his unhappy and controlling mother, Elizabeth, whom he lived with all his life.
Acting
Redgrave and Spall weaponize small gestures. Devastating.
Production
Manchester gloom so authentic you can taste the coal dust.
Director
Adrian Noble
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lowry painted over 1,000 works while working as a rent collector, hiding his artistic life from colleagues.
The film deliberately mirrors Lowry's aesthetic: cramped compositions, muted palettes, figures dwarfed by industrial spaces.
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