This film is about loss and isolation, among other things. Its quite touching and poignant at times, with many scenes showing the adult daughter guiding others on the set of her film, while really she wishes for guidance herself. Its one of those films in which what isn't said is perhaps key more than what is. I suppose it is a somewhat deep film in that respect, although it doesn't necessarily appear that way visually because of its mundane settings. There are amusing moments present too. I liked it and would recommend it.

A simple but very touching story, which is shot in a timeless manner (you can easily imagine this film having been shot in 70's or 80's). Great cast performance and a bittersweet aftertaste.

Interesting story and cast but falls short on the emotion the movie maker is trying to portray . Could have been much better.

Mia Madre takes the heaviest of subjects (losing a parent) and makes it human and, at times, funny. You might even call it a drama-dy with John Turturro playing an almost slapstick, ridiculous but funny character. I really liked this film.

Can you post multiple reviews? Just-a-Question?

The best film I've seen this year... touching, sad and hilarious. John Tuturro made me laugh out loud and Margherita Buy made me cry. I want to hug Nanni Moretti who both starred and directed this film.

1/5/17 Netflix DVD A solid film with a good cast. Not an uplifting story and more sad and maudlin than humorous but it does hold your attention throughout. It is interesting that people around the world struggle with the same issues of work, children, relationships, parents and ultimarely death.

It's well made and enjoyable. It never quite gels into something unique, however.

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A film of great sensitivity and understanding of the nuances that amount to suffering. Still, Moretti overplays some of his ideas, making Mia Madre a tad too long. All in all, though, it's a very rewarding film.

'Mia Madre' never connects on the deep emotional levels the filmmaker is striving for and the result is a feeling of emptiness for the viewer. John Turturro's presence playing an American filming an Italian film (notice the irony) is the lone bright spot. Turturro acts the heck out of his part, but the movie's sum of its parts don't add up to anything tangible. The dying mother bit has been done to death, pun intended, but I wished the film went in a different direction. This was a slog for me and not worth the time. If you're a Turturro completist like I am then it's worth seeing him entertain. Final Score: 4.5/10

I usually love Italian films but not this one. It was insufferably dull. Even the film within the film was boring. I didn't buy for a second that the main character was a film director or actually filming a film......it aspired to be true to life but was as phony a three Euro bill.

PR Synopsis "Acclaimed Italian auteur Nanni Moretti finds comedy and pathos in the story of Margherita, a harried film director (Margherita Buy, A Five Star Life) trying to juggle the demands of her latest movie and a personal life in crisis. The star of her film, a charming but hammy American actor (John Turturro) imported for the production, initially presents nothing but headaches and her crew is close to mutiny. Away from the shoot, Margherita tries to hold her life together as her beloved mother's illness progresses, and her teenage daughter grows ever more distant." I very seldom use a film's publicity release because in many cases they give away too much as do many trailers today. Left to my own I would write about the Mother Ada, played by Giulia Lazzarini who is dying and her relationship with her daughter Margherita, played by Margherita Buy, who is directing a film within the film and her granddaughter, Livia played by Beatrice Mancini with the grandmother and granddaughter the more moving one. Ada's son, Giovanni, played by the director of "Mia Madre" Nanni Moretti based on the story of his mother, quits his job to take care of his mother while his sister Margherita buries herself more in directing her picture to avoid dealing with her mother's illness. Now we add an egotistical American actor, Barry Huggins, played by John Turturro who, to me, has nothing to do with the movie Margherita is making or the film "Mia Madre"! He does add a little humor here and there but seems to be used more to make the movie 106 minutes instead of 80 minutes. There is nothing wrong with any of the actors though Turturro does get a little hammy while at the same time offers the one good laugh in a dance scene. I could agree with the press release regarding 'pathos and comedy' if they had added 3 minutes of the former and 1 minute of the latter. I might have gone into "Mia Madre" with high expectations which were a mistake as I found 100 of the 106 minutes not living up to those expectations.

I found this to be is a depressing movie. When she woke up with the floor of her apartment covered in water because the washing machine had overflowed in addition to the dying mother and overbearing American actor on her movie set, I was out of there.

Though slow to start and occasionally uneven, this ambitious look at life, death and how we approach each gets progressively better the further one gets into it. Excellent performances abound, with many scenes that are raucously funny and others that are sublimely touching. Be patient with screening this one; it takes a little time to develop, but the wait is worth it,

It's a very good film, intense and sincere: a deep reflection about death and about its effects on everyday life, with lots of other cues.

El íntimo cine de Moretti es una maravilla y más cuando va de la mano de estrellas como Margherita Buy y John Turturro. Esta historia sobre Margherita, una directora de cine, y su crisis de la edad media acompañada de los graves problemas de salud de su madre es otra perla de Nanni, quien logra llevar la vida cotidiana a un gran esplendor lleno de estos anti héroes que sabe plasmar de tan buena forma.

a nicely textured story about life, maternal piety, meaning and limited time. good acting and directing.

a very touching character study of slowly losing one's mom...

Definitivamente Nanni Moretti perdeu a mão. A magia já lá não está. Um argumento banal, repetitivo e enfadonho. Interpretações pouco mais que medíocres salvando-se J. Turturro aqui e ali. Pena.