STACK #187 May 2020

FILM FEATURE

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10 GREAT MOVIE MUMS In celebration of Mother’s Day this month, STACK salutes ten movie mums.They may traverse a diverse range of genres and eras, but their love, dedication, and commitment to motherhood remains constant. Words Gill Pringle

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1 MAMMA MIA! - Meryl Streep (Donna) Based on the 1999 musical of the same name, an homage to the songs of pop group ABBA,

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Meryl Streep’s free-spirited mum finds herself in a pickle when her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) invites three men to her upcoming nuptials, hoping to discover which one might be her father.This delicious rom-com pits Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård as the trio of contenders while Streep plays coy, aided by faithful besties Julie Walters and Christine Baranski. Donna reflects on her past and present through a medley of ABBA hits including Dancing Queen, SuperTrouper, Money, Money, Money and The Name of the Game .The closest you’ll come to seeing Streep perform karaoke; the film is both funny and uplifting in its joyous celebration of love and motherhood. 2 HARRY POTTER (franchise) - Julie Walters (Molly Weasley) Serving as surrogate mum to our favourite wizard in all but one of the Harry Potter films, Walters brings her own brand of no-nonsense magic to the role of MollyWeasley. As matriarch to theWeasley family – a sprawling brood which includes Harry’s bestie Ron and his siblings, Bill, Charlie, Fred, George and Ginny (Harry’s future wife) – Molly treats Harry as her own. With her hands full keeping her unruly charges on

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