Episode 173: 'night, Mother

This week, Morgan and Gavia discuss the 1986 film 'night, Mother, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. Sissy Spacek stars as a suicidal woman living with her mother, played by Anne Bancroft. Topics include the film's treatment of suicide and mental health, the difficulty of translating stage plays to film, and much more.

Please be aware that, as the description suggests, this episode contains extensive discussions of suicide.

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Links

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

“Theater: Suicide Talk in ‘Night Mother’,” Frank Rich, The New York Times

“‘Night, Mother’,” Paul Attanasio, The Washington Post

“Sissy Spacek in ‘Night, Mother’,” Janet Maslin, The New York Times