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Look at Us Now, Mother!

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An honest and unflinching look at the bond between mothers and daughters that can transform from hatred to love.

Critics Reviews

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Rafer Guzman Newsday 05/05/2016
2.5/4
A small-scale but brave and frequently funny documentary from North Woodmere-raised filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 04/08/2016
Anyone who's ever had a contentious relationship with a parent should find something to relate to in Gayle Kirschenbaum's enjoyable documentary "Look at Us Now, Mother!" Go to Full Review
Ken Jaworowski New York Times 04/07/2016
For a movie that promises an "epic journey" to explore a family's "long-buried suffering," it's strangely unsatisfying, and eventually wearisome, to find that this clan is deeply troubled perhaps only in the eyes of its filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru 04/07/2016
7/10
Candid, brave and moving, but it leaves too many unanswered questions that might have been asked by an unbiased filmmaker with more distance from the Kirschenbaum family. Go to Full Review
Simi Horwitz Film Journal International 04/07/2016
The autobiographical doc about a disturbed mother-daughter relationship and its resolution is not without interest, yet its exhibitionistic elements are a bit unsettling. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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02/03/2019 This was a movie I can relate to completely with the exception of the two things this mother and daughter were able to accomplish. An apology from the mother and forgiveness from the daughter. My end result to multiple tries to talk with my mother about our dysfunctional relationship was frighteningly different. It's so nice to see this mother and daughter resolving their issues and start a special friendship. Unfortunately, when I tried to bring up the issue of lacking love felf from my mother, she projected blame by calling me mentally ill. Our relationship has now been severed since I chose to be no contact with her. The movie is very well done and reality for so many of us. See more 04/10/2017 I thought it was whiny and a tad bit mean. See more 10/20/2016 For anyone who has ever had a mother, this movie is a must see. No matter what your relationship with your mother, Look at Us Now offers a funny and extremely poignant view of how the mother/child relationship can effect every part of your life. And then the bonus is the amazing transformation that Gayle was able to take control of in order to forgive her mother and create happiness in her life. You will laugh, you will cry - you will not be sorry you saw this movie. See more 10/06/2016 Genuine and touching, this movie draws you from the first minute to the last. The topic of love and forgiveness never goes out of style. See more 08/08/2016 Wow! A movie with humor, pathos and self-discovery. Great. See more 08/07/2016 Look At Us Now, Mother! is a memorable and touching film about healing. It is a raw, honest and funny journey of Gayle and her mother, Mildred, through their love-hate relationship over the decades. At the end LAUNM shows how they were able to reconcile and forgive to each other. And the film emotional intensity and depth help to the viewer to face his/her own past, pain and memories, teaching forgiveness and healing. Entertaining and emotional, a powerful film among the remarkable personal documentaries with universal appeal. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An honest and unflinching look at the bond between mothers and daughters that can transform from hatred to love.
Director
Gayle Kirschenbaum
Producer
Gayle Kirschenbaum
Screenwriter
Gayle Kirschenbaum
Production Co
Kirschenbaum Productions
Genre
Documentary, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m