Gina Telaroli
May 6, 2008 | 9:07 am EST
The second look at one of my favorite movie moms. (Here’s the first)
Selma in Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark
Bjork’s portrayal of a mother going blind who is worried about passing her bum gene on to her son is nothing short of heartbreaking (in the manipulative Lars von Trier way). She exemplifies what it means to be selfless, right up to “the last song.” Her quest to ensure that her son will be able to see is one filled with tragedy, murder and music and isn’t to be missed!
Like Selma says, “I just wanted to hold a little baby. ”
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to learn about Unite for Sight and click click for some Dancer in the Dark videos.
Mother’s Day is quickly approaching so for the next few days leading up to the Sunday celebration, I’m going to do little profiles on my favorite movie moms. At the end of the week I’ll compile them into a easily digestible Top 10 List. For now, here’s my one of my all time favorite movie moms:
Mother/Norman Bates as “Mother” in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho
Psycho is admittedly my favorite movie of all time and if you’ve never seen it you’ll probably want to stop reading here. From the minute Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane arrives at the Bates Motel it is obvious that something is up with the little old lady living in the house near the motel. And sure enough something is up, or rather down as Marion’s sister eventually finds the real mother (and soon her imposter) in the basement of Norman Bates’ house.
Interestingly enough Hitchcock used a variety of voices to make the mother’s voice, not wanting to give away his secret by simply having Anthony Perkins pretend to be a woman. He also used someone other than Perkins as the body during the infamous shower scene, so as not to give away his tall lanky figure.
Click click click for some great Psycho mother moments
Mother’s Day is a time to show your mother you love her, so you don’t want to give her a gift that is bad for Mother Earth. Luckily, you don’t have to give your mom a tofu souffle in order to give her a guilt-free gift. Here are the top 10 great Mother’s Day gifts that are good for your mother, good for mother earth, and good for your conscience. But you’ll have to order these gifts soon because they take a few days to arrive. Check back next week for last minute Guilt-Free Mother’s Day Gifts.
1. for Amnesty International with Organic Flowers. You don’t want to give your mom flowers filled with pesticides. So check out Fair Trade and Organic Bouquets. Choose the Amnesty International bouquet, and some of the proceeds will go to Amnesty International ($69.95).
2. Read the rest of this entry » for Amnesty International and human rights by buying The Jerusalem Candle of Hope, a rare joint venture product between Israeli and Palestinian women. The beautiful pillar beeswax candle crafted by Israeli women living near Nazareth is made with dried olive leaves and everlasting flowers from the region. The hurricane candle sits on a glass stand on which a small tea light is lit. This replaceable tea light arrives in an embroidered bag sewn by Palestinian women, living in Bethlehem ($36).
