"A man loves his girlfriend the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest." Old Irish Proverb.
Directed by Ken Wardrop. Using his mother's life as inspiration, the filmmaker has created a documentary film that explores how women share life's journey with the opposite sex. Interviewing 70 women in the Irish midlands, Wardrop asks the ladies about the men in their lives, the back drops literally being the kitchens, bedrooms and living rooms that the respective female's dwell in. It follows a life course from newborn baby to frail old age pensioner, be it fathers, boyfriends, husbands or sons, it's a piece to be viewed as one lovingly crafted relationship blanket. Its structure and theme of course wont be for everyone, and certainly some of the accents may be hard to grasp for non residents of Ireland, but it's a mightily warm production, one that's as often humorous as it is tender and heart aching. 8/10
