Sons and Lovers
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Sons and Lovers

1960Movie1 h 43 min2 awards

Drama
65
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IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes67%48%
65
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.4/5Rotten Tomatoes67%48%

Summary

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Hits close to home.
  • Makes you fall for them.
  • Weighs on you.

Not for laughs, scares or warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Paralyzing Fear of Sexualityin 80 titlesMiriam. Her mother is a crazed religious zealot who thinks that Sex Is Evil and intercourse should only be allowed for the specific purpose of making babies.My Beloved Smotherin 1,048 titlesGertrude, and how she can't stop interfering with her sons, especially Paul.All 22 tropes

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