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The Second Mother
Directed by
Anna Muylaert
R
2015
1h 52m
Drama
,
Comedy
7.8
98%
90%
8.0
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When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.
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Cast of The Second Mother
Regina Casé
Val
Camila Márdila
Jéssica
Karine Teles
Bárbara
Lourenço Mutarelli
Carlos
Michel Joelsas
Fabinho
Helena Albergaria
Edna
Bete Dorgam
Janaína
Luis Miranda
Antônio Jardineiro
Theo Werneck
Vandré
Lucci Ferreira
Raimunda
Anapaula Csernik
Diléia
Hugo Villavicenzio
Peruano
Roberto Camargo
Repórter
Alex Huszar
Caveira
Andrey Lima Lopes
Fabinho (Criança)
Thaise Reis
Pâmela
Nilcéia Vicente
Anita
Anna Muylaert
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Caio Gullane
Producer
Débora Ivanov
Producer
The Second Mother Ratings & Reviews
Washington Post
Stephanie Merry
All the elements of the story fit impeccably together for a humorous and occasionally wrenching examination of relationships.
Chicago Reader
Ben Sachs
The characters are so accustomed to keeping up appearances that they can't bring themselves to say what's bugging them. Their interactions may be mild, but the claustrophobic imagery creates the sense of being trapped in a powder keg.
Boston Globe
Peter Keough
Though hardly revolutionary, "Mother" subverts conventions - both cinematic and social.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Molly Eichel
The Second Mother is an interesting look at generational and class divides in Brazil, without the feel of a lecture or lesson.
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
We've seen plenty of stories about the arrival of a mysterious stranger upsetting the order of things. But "The Second Mother," Brazilian writer and director Anna Muylaert's outstanding film, is different.
The New Yorker
Richard Brody
The characters' pigeonholed social roles display Muylaert's intentions from the start and render the drama superfluous.
San Francisco Chronicle
Steve Rubenstein
It's the funny, edgy, engaging tale of a fingers-to-the-bone maid who must cope with a small-minded employer, a headstrong daughter and a changing social fabric harder to handle than the endless laundry she hangs on the clothesline.
Entertainment Weekly
Devan Coggan
This Brazilian drama offers a nuanced, often funny look at family and social status, and Cas's performance is both heartbreaking and hilarious.
Paste Magazine
Monica Castillo
The Second Mother is a smart yet subtle portrait of the incalculable riches of a good relationship between parents and children.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
It smartly uses its little moments of humiliation to open our eyes to a world of delicate, but deep, injustice.
Slate
Dana Stevens
The Second Mother isn't just a backdrop for Cas's bravura acting, nor for the equally well-observed performances of the whole ensemble cast. Muylaert's camera -- the cinematography is by Barbara Alvarez --moves with fluid expressiveness.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Muylaert captures the unspoken class distinctions that would, on the one hand, make Val a trusted honorary member of the family while still relegating her to "the help."
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Leonard Maltin
'The Second Mother' comprises striking production design, a provocative screenplay, and most of all the commanding, genuine, and often hilarious performance of its leading lady.
Film Comment Magazine
Michael Sragow
In an unpretentious stroke of brilliance, Muylaert uses haute-bourgeois architecture and rituals to provide visual structure for her comedy and drama.
RogerEbert.com
Glenn Kenny
A domestic comedy-drama that starts off from a fairly pat premise but builds strength over the course of its careful, empathetic, and crafty unpeeling of its characters.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
"The Second Mother" is a satisfying contradiction. It's a soap opera with a social conscience that casually mixes dramatic elements about serious class issues with a crowd-pleasing audience picture sensibility.
NPR
Ella Taylor
Muylaert's as alive to the comic possibilities of liberal guilt as she is to the plight of the ill-paid maids who quietly run innumerable households all around the Americas.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Ms. Muylaert's guiding principle seems to have been fearlessness, and her film, which was shot by Barbara Alvarez, is superb on all counts.
New York Times
Ben Kenigsberg
"The Second Mother" goes soft toward the end, defusing its conflicts too easily and inconsequentially.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
A simplistic tale of dawning empowerment, featuring a heroine who's easy to root for, but not complex enough to take seriously.
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