--- product_id: 53620128 title: "The Mother [DVD]" price: "£37.00" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53620128-the-mother-dvd store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Mother [DVD] **Price:** £37.00 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Mother [DVD] - **How much does it cost?** £37.00 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53620128-the-mother-dvd) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description The most talked about and controversial British film for years, The Mother centres around an uncomfortably atypical relationship, far more shocking than that of Harold and Maude. May is an ordinary grandmother from the suburbs. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she recedes into the background of her busy, metropolitan children’s lives. Stuck in an unfamiliar city far from home, May fears that she has become another invisible old woman whose life is more or less over. Until, that is, she falls for Darren, a man half her age who is renovating her son’s house and sleeping with her daughter. desertcart.co.uk Review The movies have their share of gray-haired men romancing young women, but the spectacle of a sexual relationship between an old woman and a young man is still exotic enough for The Mother to startle audiences. Newly widowed Anne Reid, sixtyish, finds herself disenchanted with her indifferent children, and drawn to a studly handyman (Daniel Craig, from Sylvia). The observant directorial hand of Roger Michell guides them through some brutally frank sex scenes, without ignoring the psychological mess that underlies it all. It comes as no surprise that this scenario springs from the mind of Hanif Kureishi, who's been poking at British propriety since My Beautiful Laundrette. The film offers no characters to actually like, which makes it a bitter course to navigate. But Anne Reid's gutsy performance, which carries zero trace of glamour, is certainly a bold venture that asks no pity. --Robert Horton P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); Review "A superbly acted, taboo-busting drama" -- The Times"One of the most poignant and affectingly controversial British movies of the year" -- Evening Standard See more Review: excellent film - Saw it when it was first broadcast - still compelling to watch with good actors and an interesting storyline. Brilliant. Review: Another darkly enjoyable Michell/Kureishi exploration - This is definitely worth seeing... for several reasons. Anne Reid's performance is superb, so if you want to leave the saccharine of "Last Tango in Halifax" behind and voyage further into the sexual/companionship needs of older people, this film will give you plenty of food for thought. Secondly, there's Daniel Craig... enough said, really. This kind of role he took on, before he hit the really big time (and I'm thinking too of movies like "Love Is The Devil", playing opposite the other half of the Last Tango equation, Derek Jacobi), accounts for some of his best work. Then of course you have the Hanif Kureishi/Roger Michell collaboration... always quite dark, exploring adult issues head-on that many film makers go out of their way to squirm away from... but all in a well-constructed, nicely paced way. If you liked "Le Week-End" and "Venus", give this a go without hesitation. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0001MIR16 | | Actors | Anne Reid, Cathryn Bradshaw, Daniel Craig, Peter Vaughan, Steven Mackintosh | | Best Sellers Rank | 41,189 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 1,670 in Romance (DVD & Blu-ray) 12,665 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) | | Customer reviews | 4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (235) | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 5060049140926 | | Language | English | | Media Format | PAL | | Number of discs | 1 | | Package Dimensions | 19.3 x 13.5 x 1.6 cm; 85 g | | Rated | Suitable for 15 years and over | | Release date | 24 May 2004 | | Run time | 1 hour and 47 minutes | | Studio | Entertainment One | ## Product Details - **Colour:** Colour - **Format:** PAL - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 1 hour and 47 minutes ## Images ![The Mother [DVD] - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51teSc17Z2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ excellent film *by R***Y on 21 June 2013* Saw it when it was first broadcast - still compelling to watch with good actors and an interesting storyline. Brilliant. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Another darkly enjoyable Michell/Kureishi exploration *by M***N on 20 March 2014* This is definitely worth seeing... for several reasons. Anne Reid's performance is superb, so if you want to leave the saccharine of "Last Tango in Halifax" behind and voyage further into the sexual/companionship needs of older people, this film will give you plenty of food for thought. Secondly, there's Daniel Craig... enough said, really. This kind of role he took on, before he hit the really big time (and I'm thinking too of movies like "Love Is The Devil", playing opposite the other half of the Last Tango equation, Derek Jacobi), accounts for some of his best work. Then of course you have the Hanif Kureishi/Roger Michell collaboration... always quite dark, exploring adult issues head-on that many film makers go out of their way to squirm away from... but all in a well-constructed, nicely paced way. If you liked "Le Week-End" and "Venus", give this a go without hesitation. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy watching *by M***T on 21 March 2014* Very good . I thought it was easy watching for a british film, such good actors/actresses. I have passed it onto my friends. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53620128-the-mother-dvd](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53620128-the-mother-dvd) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*