The (Dead Mothers) Club

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The (Dead Mothers) Club tells the story of three women- a Southern artist redefining herself through her art; a high school senior struggling to gain independence; and a Brazilian living in NY, navigating first-time motherhood all of whom lost their mothers during adolescence. The film reveals how coming of age without their mothers has and continues to play a role in their lives. Structured around a series of dialogues featuring Rosie O Donnell, Molly Shannon and Jane Fonda that focus on various themes threading their stories together, these ruminations allow for heart-breaking and at times humorous insight into how ultimately one s past can dictate their future. From the cyclical nature of grief to their own mortality, the women of The Club provoke thoughts surrounding the innate, complicated nature of the mother/daughter relationship, even in its absence. Review: Helps motherless daughters families better understand - My 80 year old mother lost her mother at 8 yrs old and can still barely talk about it. This movie speaks poignantly to those who are members of a club they did not join voluntary. Very moving. Worth watching. Review: Celebrity interviews are not a large part of the Documentary - I watched this because I wanted to see Jane Fonda. This is documentary about women that lost their mothers at a very young age. It is sad, it is real, it explores the feelings that young women go through that have lost their mothers at a young age. Jane Fonda lost her mother when she was 12, and it was a very dysfunctional situation, and so tragic. The non celebrity women interviewed, all struggled in their own ways but were very much survivors. One of the four women interviewed and followed, Leticia was very off-putting to me. She found out that she had the BRCA gene, the same gene that her mother had that caused her mother's cancer. Her mother died as a result of the cancer. And then Lettica was so sure that she didn't have it, that when she found out, she did have it, she was in shock. I don't understand how somebody could be not prepared for something like that especially if they knew their parent carried this very gene, and that it is a genetic predisposition. I found her lack of any humility, so unattractive. She was haughty, and the world seemed to revolve around her, not her husband or newborn daughter, her! She finally wound up moving back to Brazil, with an American husband who had to find a job Sao Paulo. I just found her extremely unappealing. On the other hand there were two sisters that were featured that were extremely well adjusted and were headed in the right direction and understood the loss of their mother and how it affected their lives, even at a young age. Their grandmother was a big part of their lives. There was a young woman who was an artist who was featured who I really enjoyed and I enjoyed her journey.