{"id":75040,"date":"2021-08-15T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75040"},"modified":"2021-08-15T13:49:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T20:49:16","slug":"i-remember-mama-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75040","title":{"rendered":"I Remember Mama (1948)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;He paid with far, far better things than money.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Poster.png 749w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA writer (Barbara Bel Geddes) reflects on growing up with her two sisters (Peggy McIntyre and June Hedin), her brother (Steve Brown), her father (Philip Dorn), and her firm but loving Norwegian-American mother (Irene Dunne) in early 20th century San Francisco.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coming of Age<\/li>\n<li>Flashback Films<\/li>\n<li>George Stevens Films<\/li>\n<li>Irene Dunne Films<\/li>\n<li>Strong Females<\/li>\n<li>Writers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nGeorge Stevens directed this lovely, lyrical adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I_Remember_Mama_(play)\">John Van Druten&#8217;s 1944 stage play<\/a>, based on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kathryn_Forbes\">Kathryn Forbes&#8217;<\/a> fictionalized memoir <em>Mama&#8217;s Bank Account<\/em> (1943). Dunne apparently worked with a coach for two months to perfect her accent, and it pays off handsomely: as a Norwegian-American who grew up with first-generation immigrant parents, I can attest to the authenticity of her speech. Indeed, Dunne&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance as Martha Hanson is among her best: in each scene, we see how much care she&#8217;s put into thinking through this tenacious woman&#8217;s decisions: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Is-Good.png 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; showing us how <em>calculating<\/em> (literally) Martha is, in the best sense of the word &#8212; from the opening scene in which she carefully determines how much money their family has left to spend after accounting for all expenses: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bank-Account.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to a sequence in which she figures out how to protect her bullied sister (Ellen Corby) &#8212; hoping to marry the town mortician (Edgar Bergen) &#8212; from merciless teasing by their mean older sisters (Hope Landin and Edith Evanson): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Teasing.png 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; to her ruse for sneaking into the hospital to visit her child: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Hospital-Visit.png 1351w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and her ability to leverage her cooking expertise and people skills as she helps Bel Geddes gain support and advice from a renowned female author (Florence Bates): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-1024x779.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-1024x779.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-768x584.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe-355x270.png 355w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Meatball-Recipe.png 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the primary focus is (appropriately) on &#8220;Mama&#8221;, this long-ish film (it clocks in at over 2 hours) shows us a wide variety of memorable anecdotes and characters from Bel Geddes&#8217; past &#8212; including a lodger (Cedric Hardwicke) who pays for his room and board through absorbing read-alouds: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Lodger.png 1337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; her sister Dagmar&#8217;s (June Hedin&#8217;s) travails with a tom cat named &#8220;Uncle&#8221; Elizabeth: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-1024x780.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-1024x780.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-768x585.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail-355x270.png 355w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cat-Tail.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and, most especially, her overbearing Uncle Chris (Oskar Homolka): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-1024x774.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"484\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-1024x774.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3-357x270.png 357w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Homolka3.png 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; whose household presence and failing health take up a bit too much screentime, though this is forgivable precisely because he had such an outsized influence in her memory. Nicholas Musuraca&#8217;s cinematography is stellar throughout, with especially impressive use made of location shooting to portray life in early 20th century San Francisco: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-1024x770.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Streets.png 1357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This films remains very much worth a visit, particularly for Dunne&#8217;s stand-out performance, but also simply as an overall &#8220;good show&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> It was jarring for me to hear Homolka&#8217;s Austrian accent passed off as Norwegian, though I&#8217;m sure most audiences won&#8217;t mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Irene Dunne as Mama<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Dunne6.png 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barbara Bel Geddes as Katrin<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-1024x777.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bel-Geddes6.png 1343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine supporting performances<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-1024x773.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-1024x773.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-768x580.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Aunts.png 1347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Corby2.png 1353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-1024x771.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-1024x771.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-768x578.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3-359x270.png 359w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Bates3.png 1361w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nicholas Musuraca&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-1024x782.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"489\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-1024x782.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Cinematography.png 1335w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Excellent use of location shooting in San Francisco<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75046\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/I-Remember-Mama-Outdoors.png 1359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for Dunne&#8217;s Oscar-nominated performance, and as a worthy film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<li>Noteworthy Performance(s)<\/li>\n<li>Oscar Winner or Nominee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0040458\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1948\/03\/12\/archives\/the-screen-irene-dunne-and-oscar-homotka-head-brilliant-cast-in-rko.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/irem.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1453mama.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/2237\/i-remember-mama#articles-reviews?articleId=18950\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;He paid with far, far better things than money.&#8221; Synopsis: A writer (Barbara Bel Geddes) reflects on growing up with her two sisters (Peggy McIntyre and June Hedin), her brother (Steve Brown), her father (Philip Dorn), and her firm but loving Norwegian-American mother (Irene Dunne) in early 20th century San Francisco. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Coming of Age Flashback Films George Stevens Films Irene Dunne Films Strong Females Writers Review: George Stevens directed this lovely, lyrical adaptation of John&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75040\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-75040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75040"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75124,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75040\/revisions\/75124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}