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Mrs Lowry and Son

Why not?You need to be enlightened

Why not?
You need to be enlightened

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Why not? You need to be enlightened.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:22
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
Genesius Pictures,IPG Media Pty

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Movie Summary

A portrait of the artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship with his mother, who tries to dissuade him from pursuing his passion.
'An ugly painting - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:33
'An ugly painting
Ridiculous marionettes suspended in a squalid industrial scene. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:06
Ridiculous marionettes suspended in a squalid industrial sce...
It is a most unsatisfactory picture and an insult to the people of Lancashire.' - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:07
It is a most unsatisfactory picture and an insult to the peo...
Mr Denby is not impressed, Laurie! - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
Mr Denby is not impressed, Laurie!
He knows more than you know. He knows everything! He's an art critic! - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
He knows more than you know. He knows everything! He's ...
I'm not interested in what Mr Denby knows, mother. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
I'm not interested in what Mr Denby knows, mother.
He knows something about your picture! 'Coming From The Mill'. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
He knows something about your picture! 'Coming From The...
He doesn't approve! He decrees it an insult! - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:04
He doesn't approve! He decrees it an insult!
Painting these squalid industrial scenes, - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:06
Painting these squalid industrial scenes,
Yes! Every painting looks as if it was painted by a child. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
Yes! Every painting looks as if it was painted by a child.
Yes, but a child didn't paint it, mother, I did. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:04
Yes, but a child didn't paint it, mother, I did.
Yes, precisely. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:04
Yes, precisely.
It's not a hobby! Mother. I went to art school. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
It's not a hobby! Mother. I went to art school.
I know everything about artistic attributes, Laurie, - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:09
I know everything about artistic attributes, Laurie,
Ever since you were born, I've asked myself the same question. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
Ever since you were born, I've asked myself the same qu...
I've got no idea what or who you are! - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:04
I've got no idea what or who you are!
Night after night I sit up here. In the attic. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:05
Night after night I sit up here. In the attic.
Outside, one solitary star watches over me. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:06
Outside, one solitary star watches over me.
I paint and I paint. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:04
I paint and I paint.
A smudge here with my finger. A stroke of the brush there. - Mrs Lowry and Son 00:06
A smudge here with my finger. A stroke of the brush there.