Feb 24 - 26 2023
Mother

Mother

Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

A perennial favorite of Japanese cinema, Mother is also a somewhat uncharacteristic work for Mikio Naruse, one of the few humorous films in an oeuvre better known for dark melodrama. Tanaka stars as a recent widow with three children struggling to manage her husband’s dry-cleaning business. While seemingly told from the point of view of her eldest daughter, Mother ultimately centers upon Tanaka in an unabashedly sentimental hymn to maternal self-sacrifice and dedication. Nevertheless, a certain edge becomes evident as Tanaka’s self-deprecation takes on an unsettling, obsessive quality.

Admission Info

$10 / $8 non-Harvard students and seniors / Harvard students free

Phone: (617) 496-3211

Email: bgravely@fas.harvard.edu

Dates & Times

2023/02/24 - 2023/02/26

Location Info

Harvard Film Archive

Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque, Cambridge, MA 02138

Parking Info

Although parking in Cambridge is difficult (most of the surrounding streets have restricted parking for Cambridge residents only), metered parking on Broadway and Harvard Streets, as well as the rest of Harvard Square, is free after 8pm. Film-goers are encouraged to use public transportation, particularly the MBTA Red Line.

Accessibility Info

This film has English subtitles.