DAVID BIANCULLI

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THE (DEAD MOTHERS) CLUB
May 12, 2014  | By David Bianculli

HBO, 9:00 p.m. ET

 

This new documentary presents mostly everyday people who talk of losing their mothers at a young age – hence the show’s title – and how that affected them. There are some celebrities, too, who speak candidly and movingly of their own private early losses: Jane Fonda, Rosie O’Donnell, Molly Shannon. But there are very few male voices here, which is a missed opportunity. Perhaps I expected more from this particular program, in both context and impact, because my own mother died when I was 10. So I’m not only a viewer of The (Dead Mothers) Club – I’m also a member.

 
 
 
 
 
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