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By Ray Pride (544) for Newcity (539) on 14 Sep 2015

Comedienne Regina Casé is vital and present in every moment, especially the minuscule and picayune humiliations that have compounded for years…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 10 Sep 2015

A warm and funny tale of clashes both personal and social, and an engaging showcase for a wonderfully rich performance by Regina Case…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 10 Sep 2015

The performances, especially that of Regina Casé in the lead role, inject potent, lived-in humanity to the movie's flat political allegory…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 09 Sep 2015

Sharply observant and always surprising; mixes dry humor, aching drama, and stinging social commentary in its clashes between classes and generations…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 09 Sep 2015

Muylaert goes for answers and, at times, they may come a little easily for all of the turmoil that leads to them…

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By Molly Eichel (91) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 09 Sep 2015

The Second Mother is an interesting look at generational and class divides in Brazil, without the feel of a lecture or lesson…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 06 Sep 2015

It’s a drama, and it smartly uses its little moments of humiliation to open our eyes to a world of delicate, but deep, injustice…

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By Nigel Andrews (1,359) for Financial Times (1,822) on 03 Sep 2015

Regina Casé is superb in the main role: dolorous, clucking, solicitous, dumbstruck, despairing; a mood for all seasons and every season, for…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 03 Sep 2015

The entire cast is first-rate, but the movie is Case's…

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By Stephen Rebello (292) for Playboy Online (295) on 03 Sep 2015

Wise, funny, sexy, The Second Mother has so much to offer, not the least of which is an ending that has to be one of the most satisfying, if…

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By Katherine Mclaughlin (276) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 02 Sep 2015

The Second Mother strikes a passionate moral chord that also connects with conversations about the importance of achieving social change through…

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By Kevin Maher (647) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 02 Sep 2015

The Brazilian movie The Second Mother is a character study that's ostensibly about a hardworking São Paulo housekeeper but is actually about,…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for Guardian (4,584) on 02 Sep 2015

The unspoken, unspeakable agony of class and caste is cleverly rendered in this funny, serious movie…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 02 Sep 2015

Featuring an outstanding performance from Casé and a global breakthrough for Márdila, The Second Mother is a must see for cinephiles…

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By Deborah Ross (530) for The Spectator (1,162) on 02 Sep 2015

It is socio-economic warfare beautifully written and it is socioeconomic warfare exquisitely performed and it is socioeconomic warfare undertaken…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for Slate (2,081) on 02 Sep 2015

The Second Mother has the texture of lived experience, with characters who aren’t political symbols or social archetypes but struggling,…

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By Julian Carrington (2) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 02 Sep 2015

Muylaert’s is attuned to matters of social stratification and economic mobility, and the manner in which Brazil’s leisure class is propped…

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By Steve Rubenstein (7) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 02 Sep 2015

The whole thing is held together by the nuanced and natural performance of the amazing Regina Casé, the veteran Brazilian comedian and TV…

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By Devan Coggan (80) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 01 Sep 2015

This Brazilian drama offers a nuanced, often funny look at family and social status, and Casé’s performance is both heartbreaking and hilarious…

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By Nikola Grozdanovic (99) for The Playlist (3,871) on 31 Aug 2015

Ultimately, the main source of power behind The Second Mother is found in its effortless skips between character study, family drama, and silent…

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