Written by
Lalitha Mallikeswaran
Review for the film "
The Second Mother"
Runtime:
01 Hour 52 Minutes
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The Second Mother
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is a Portuguese film. The film was centered around a family. Anna Muylaert directed and wrote the film. Caio Gullane, Fabiano Gullane, Debora Ivanov and Anna Muylaert are the movie's producers. Gullane Filmes, Africa Filmes, and Globo Filmes are the production company of the film. Regina Casé, Michel Joelsas, Camila Márdila, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli, Helena Albergaria and Luci Pereira are the main actors in the film. Bárbara Alvarez handles the cinematography. Fábio Trummer and Vitor Araújo dealt with a soundtrack. Karen Harley edited the script.
Plot
The plot of the story revolves around a woman named Val. She is from Pernambuco. Val and her daughter Jessica lived together. However, Val decides to move to São Paulo to provide her daughter a better life. Val doesn’t have much money to afford a house so, she left her daughter with a caretaker. She worked as a full time house maid for a affluent family in another city. Val also needs to take care of Don Carlos’s son, Fabinho. Over the years Val and Fabinho formed a close relationship. She treated Fabinho as if he is her son.
One day Jessica calls Val to tell her that she wants to live with her for few months as she prepares for her entrance exam. Val gets excited as she gets to see Jessica but they haven’t met in years and Jessica is now 18 years old. When Val asks Dona Barbara, the head of the house for the permission to let Jessica stay with her in their house. When Jessica arrives she is made to remain in a cramped room where Val usually lives. She is shocked to see her mother’s living conditions. So Jessica refused to live in such a small room. Dona Barbara’s husband Don Carlos developed romantic feelings for Jessica. He even proposed to her, but Jessica refused. Don Barbara doesn’t like Jessica's staying in their home as she passed the entrance exam for the University of São Paulo. But Fabinho didn’t. Barbara mistreats Jessica, as she doesn’t even allow her to play in their water pool with Fabinho. On realizing this, Jessica leave the house and finds an apartment for herself in the city. As Fabinho leaves for Australia to spend his holidays, Val decides to leave her job and spend her remaining life with her daughter. On living with Jessica she finds out about Jessica’s son whom Jessica gave to a caretaker as Val did to her. Val asks Jessica to bring her grandson home. All of them live together.
Star performance
The main character of the story is Val. Regina Casé played her role. Val is a live-in house maid at Don’s house. She is a motherly figure in the movie. Regina presents her character beautifully. She added depth to Val’s actors by portraying Val as a unique and intense character.
Camila Márdila plays Jessica's character. Jessica is not a spoiled kid, instead she is a perfect girl who just longs for her mother. In the film Camila beautifully showed Jessica as the victim of the social discrimination that exists in the American society. She delivered a nuanced performance. Other supporting casts like Michel Joelsas, Karine Teles, Lourenço Mutarelli, Helena Albergaria, and Luci Pereira have also performed exceptionally.
Analysis
The Second Mother is a fantastic movie. It is drama and comedy based. The script of the film is tender that provides a critique to the social barriers prevalent in American society. The writers of the film did a nuanced social study making an amazing movie. The camera didn’t shy away from showing the harsh realities of the world. Val’s character is the main focus in the movie. Although Don’s family accepts Val in their house yet they don’t treat her like she belongs to their family.
The film also has an unexpected ending, which is pretty impressive, when Val discovers about Jéssica’s son. Not only the script, but the execution of the script is also elegant. The direction is top-notch. The film has commented on the generational gap between the different generations and class differences that exist in society. The storyline is simple to visualize yet full of twists and turns. The chemistry between the main actors and supporting actors is palpable. The actors specifically Regina Case as Val have delivered mind blowing performance. The film also has an outstanding cinematography. The shots taken are amazing. The movie's plot is very unique.
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What's not there?
The pace of film is problematic as it rushes in many scenes.
Verdict
If you like comedy and drama then you should definitely watch this. The film is unique and a rare find. So it’s a must watch movie, it will not disappoint. It is worth your time.
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