A vehicle for the popular German actress Henny Porten, about the love between a mother and her child..
I was expecting a compelling story about the love between a mother and her child, but Mother and Child is more like a gentle breeze that fails to blow away the cobwebs. The premise is solid, with a popular German actress, Henny Porten, leading the cast. But the script is a bit of a letdown, and the story doesn't quite ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Hans Steinhoff
Eduardo Notari
Community
Log in to comment.
"I was expecting a compelling story about the love between a mother and her child, but Mother and Child is more like a gentle breeze that fails to blow away the cobwebs. The premise is solid, with a popular German actress, Henny Porten, leading the cast. But the script is a bit of a letdown, and the story doesn't quite live up to its potential. The film centers on Liselotte Krämer as the mother and Hansi Arnstaedt as the child. The relationship between them is touching, but the script doesn't do..."
Ernst Rotmund
Friedrich Hebbel, Robert A. Stemmle
Germany
