On May 7, 2010 a new movie Mother and Child, about adoption is being released. Here is the plot summary from IMDb.com
Almost forty years ago, a young girl of 14 has sex, gets pregnant, and gives her baby up for adoption. Fast-forwarding to the present day, we meet three very different women, each of whom struggles to maintain control of their lives. There's Elizabeth (Naomi Watts), a smart and successful lawyer who uses her body to her advantage. Any time she feels that she doesn't have the upper hand, and cannot control the situation, she uses her sex appeal - whether that be starting a romance with her boss (Samuel L. Jackson) when she suspects he is trying to start one himself, or finding some way to control her overly friendly neighbor and husband (Carla Gallo and Marc Blucas). Karen (Annette Bening), meanwhile, is a bitter health care professional who obviously has a lot of heart but never shows it. She gave up a daughter at the age of 14 (wonderfully shown rather than told, she is the young girl and mother of Elizabeth), and has never gotten over it - her bitterness inspiring her to lash out at everyone around her - even the gentle man at work who is undeniably drawn to her (Jimmy Smits). Finally, Lucy (Kerry Washington) is a woman who has failed to conceive with her husband, so she turns to adoption to make the family she desires. Written by Sony Pictures Classics
Watch the movie trailer at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H87uMXAQzjc
1 comment:
I saw the trailer for this movie on my Blu-Ray player. The scenes featuring the adoption seemed unrealistic (adoption workers and BM seemed overly harsh toward Kerry Washington's character), but I'm sure that was done strictly for dramatic purposes.
It does seem like an interesting story. One that I'm sure would make me bawl my eyes out so I'll wait for it to come on Netflix.
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