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"Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two...
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An inside look at the lives of eight people living in a remote and icy Scottish village. The story focuses on the relationship between a mother and a daughter, played by real-life mother and daughter Emma Thompson and Phyllida Law.
4) STEW
Author
Publisher
Samuel French
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Samuel French acting edition.
Physical Desc
100 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Tucker women are up early to prepare a very important meal, or at least that's what Mama says. As the day wears on, the little dramas that always take place in the kitchen boil over, making a mess of everything. STEW explores the substance of that special stuff passed between kinswomen and how the secrets we keep from our mothers eventually become the secrets we keep from ourselves." --Page 4 of cover.
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The dark, hilarious, and deeply touching story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
6) Act of will
Publisher
Distr. byTango Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (245 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The daughter of a fashion designer rebels against her mother's glamorous lifestyle.
7) Top girls
Author
Language
English
Description
Marlene has been promoted to managing director of a London employment agency and is celebrating. The symbolic luncheon is attended by women in legend or history who offer perspectives on maternity and ambition. In a time warp, these ladies are also her co-workers, clients, and relatives. Marlene, like her famous guests, has had to pay a price to ascend from proletarian roots to the executive suite: she has become, figuratively speaking, a male oppressor...
Author
Publisher
Newmarket Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
x, 148 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Written over a period of three years, picked up and shut down three times before it was finally "greenlit," Pieces of April became a Sundance Film Festival 2003 favorite, capturing the attention of critics, festival moviegoers, and a record sale to distributor United Artists. Marking the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter and novelist Peter Hedges, the movie stars Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, and Derek Luke, with Sean Hayes and...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
[1959]
Physical Desc
87 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A Taste of Honey tells the story of a working-class adolescent girl and her various relationships: the black sailor who gets her pregnant; the homosexual art student who moves into her apartment to help her through the pregnancy; her fun-loving and saloon-frequenting mother; and Peter, her mothers newly acquired husband.
10) Latin lover
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italiano
Description
On the tenth anniversary of fictional film star Saverio Crispo's death, his daughters, all of different nationalities, get together for a celebration of his career.
11) All we had
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The unstable life and relationship of a mother and daughter seems to be looking up with the opportunity of a fresh start, until the dark side of the American dream leads them to face the prospect of homelessness and tests their bond to the core.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ophélie is a grieiving young widow, Matt is a heartbroken artist. Both feel as though they have lost everything until they find each other.
13) Furlough
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control.
14) Angel of mine
Publisher
VVS Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A woman grieving over the death of her daughter loses grip of reality when she begins to think her girl may still be alive.
15) Saturday
Series
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (10 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In this tender story translated into Spanish, a mother and daughter embark on a journey that reminds them of what is best about Saturdays: precious time together.
16) Pilate
Publisher
Synergetic Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Hungarian
Description
The mother loves her daughter; the daughter loves her mother. The tragedy of misunderstood love. The adaptation of Magda Szabo's novel translated into twelve languages.
17) Mildred Pierce
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This five-part drama is an intimate portrait of a uniquely independent woman who finds herself newly divorced during the Depression years, as she struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family. The story explores Mildred's unreasonable devotion to her insatiable daughter Veda, as well as the complex relationship she shares with the indolent men in her life, including her polo-playing lover Monty Beragon and ex-husband Bert Pierce.
18) Harper
Publisher
Indican Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Harper, an eleven-year-old girl finds her life shattered when her single father dies suddenly. Forced to live on a dilapidated farm with an Aunt she's never met, Harper must adjust to her new reality. However, just as she settles in, Isabella, her rich Southern Bell mother appears to claim the child she abandoned at birth. Faced with an uncertain future this young girl inspires us all with her resiliency and determination in the face of secrets, lies,...
19) Freaky Friday
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Video
Pub. Date
c1977
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A conservative, refined mother magically changes place with her thirteen-year old daughter for one day.
20) Meddling mom
Publisher
Hallmark Channel
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 85 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Carmen Vega is notorious for meddling in her grown daughters' lives, and her new project is mapping out a master plan to find a husband for her eldest daughter Ally. The career-minded Ally is more interested in her job as an architect until she falls for Ben McInnes, the new project manager at work. Carmen takes a liking to Ben, but the real question is whether Ally and her new suitor will survive all of Carmen's plotting to make sure they ride off...
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