Your mom shows up unannounced. Your secrets don't.
An Italian woman who has not heard from her daughter for a while travels to London, where the daughter is living, and is shocked to be confronted with the young woman's world. During the brief days they spend together, the women come to acknowledge the insurmountable differences that exist between them despite the love they share.
Acting
Florinda Bolkan's crushing vulnerability as the unraveling mother.
Direction
Salerno's uncomfortable intimacy—no escape from the tension.
Director
Enrico Maria Salerno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 1970s Italian cinema's obsession with generational clash, reflecting real social upheaval.
Maria Schneider, fresh from Last Tango in Paris controversy, brings complicated baggage to her role.
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