I was invited to a conference call today with Katherine Dieckmann, the director of Motherhood. Prior to the call, we were asked to send in some questions. The questions were fantastic, but Katherine’s response to the questions were wonderful and inspiring. I think chatting with the director of a movie puts everything into perspective. For me, it helped me get past the stereotypical judgements I had about movies. Yes, there are real people behind the movies, real voices and real experiences. Their hearts are often reflected in the scripts that playout on the big screen.
Interesting that there are not more films about motherhood, which was the inspiration for the movie. A quick synopsis from the director’s notes:
MOTHERHOOD takes place in a single day that pushes to the tipping point Eliza’s fundamental fear she’s lost herself. Starting at dawn, her to-do list is daunting: prepare for and throw her daughter’s 6th birthday party, mind her toddler son, battle for a parking space during an epic alternate side parking showdown, navigate playground politics with overbearing moms, and mend a rift with after posting her best friend’s confession on her blog. On top of it all, Eliza decides to enter a contest run by an upscale parenting magazine. All she has to do is write 500 words answering the deceptively simple question, “What Does Motherhood Mean to Me?”
Will you watch it? What do you think?
Take a peek at the trailer…
Tags: Mom Bloggers, motherhood, movies
Hi Michelle, Nice to meet you yesterday on the Motherhood call. You did a nice job with your article. I will be seeing the movie!!
Hey, thanks for stopping by and nice meeting you too. Strange that all the moms weren’t chit chatting away while we were waiting, would have loved to know everyone a bit better.
The movie looks great, a must see for us multi-tasking momma’s!
What a mess this movie is. As every Mom knows we all have “those days” but this movie was a miscasted, superficial, neurotic mess. Not to spoil it but a few observations; 1 - no matter how hectic our day, what Mother doesn’t have the 3 extra seconds to buckle their child into the car seat before moving a car! Next, they try to show this unsupportive husband who fuels her mini breakdown causing her to bolt for jersey - please! He helped bring the kids to school, came home from work early to help watch the toddler, and at one point nuzzled on her neck in an attempt for a little “afternoon delight”. During her whole crazy mess of a day she had a toddler who played quietly with blocks while she wrote, allowed her to shop for clothes without one tantrum, and took 2 naps. - Does this writer or director even have kids?