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Sons and Lovers(Movie, 1960)

1h 43min | Genre: Drama
Sons and LoversRating: 3.4/5 (with 1313 votes)
Sons and Lovers is a 1960 British period drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and adapted by Gavin Lambert and T. E. B. Clarke from the semi-autobiographical 1913 novel of the same name by D. H. Lawrence. It stars Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller, Mary Ure, and Heather Sears. Set and filmed in the East Midlands of England, the film centres on a young man (Stockwell) with artistic talent who lives in a close-knit coal-mining town during the early 20th century, and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative, domineering mother (Hiller)—a literary, psychological interpretation of the Oedipus story. Premiering at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival, the film was well-received by critics and a commercial success. At the 33rd Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven O... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Sons and Lovers

Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White National Board of Review: Top Ten Films National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-And-White Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White

About Sons and Lovers

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.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Based on: "Sons and Lovers" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/29/1960

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