Mothering Sunday (2021) on Netflix
On Mothering Sunday in 1924, orphan maid Jane Fairchild gets a rare day off. Her lover Paul Sheringham, who is engaged to another woman, invites her to his family's empty house.
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- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.1/106,341 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
In 1924, Jane Fairchild, an orphan, works as a maid for the wealthy Niven family in England. On Mothering Sunday she is given the day off. Paul Sheringham, the son of the family's neighbors, invites her to his house while his parents are at lunch with the Nivens and the Hobdays. Jane and Paul have carried on a secret affair for years, since she came to the Niven estate. Paul is due to marry Emma Hobday, a childhood friend. James, the Nivens' son and a casualty of the Great War, had once been unofficially promised to Emma. Paul and Emma regard the engagement with mixed feelings, but each feels bound to go through with it.
Cast
- Nathan Reeveas Dick
- Samuel Barlowas Young Paul
- Charlie Oscaras Ethel
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mothering Sunday (2021)
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- The film marks the first appearance of Glenda Jackson in a theatrical release in over 30 years, her last having been King of the Wind in 1990, and it was the penultimate film role of her lifetime.
