Film

Maternal Overdrive

200623mDocumentary

Director: Robert Fischer
Year: 2006

Todd Haynes, who considers Max Ophuls’ THE RECKLESS MOMENT (1949) one of his ten favorite films of all time, gives a wonderful 22 minute introduction of the film, titled "Maternal Overdrive," a term he uses to describe the state of the protagonist, Lucia Harper (Joan Bennett).

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Todd Haynes

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Directed by

Robert Fischer

Written by

Robert Fischer

Produced by

Robert Fischer