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Kate Winslet's Directorial Debut Divides Critics

Kate Winslet's Directorial Debut Divides Critics
Goodbye June: Kate Winslet’s directorial debut divides critics · theweek.com

Kate Winslet, a famous actress, has made her first movie as a director.

The movie is about a family coming together at Christmas to spend time with their mom who is very sick.

Kate's son wrote the story, and it's based on her own mom's passing.

Many well-known British actors are in the movie, like Helen Mirren and Timothy Spall.

Some people who watched the movie think it's a sweet family story, but others think it's too emotional and sappy.

The movie is on Netflix, and it's meant to be a traditional Christmas film.

Key facts

Director
Kate Winslet
Screenwriter
Joe Anders (Kate Winslet's son)
Streaming Platform
Netflix
Lead Actors
Helen Mirren, Timothy Spall, Kate Winslet, Andrea Riseborough, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn
Genre
Comic-drama
Inspiration
Kate Winslet's own mother's death

Quotes

Donald Clarke

Film critic for The Irish Times

“a one note version of the same irritating hippie”
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“once a year until the heat death of the universe”
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Danny Leigh

Film critic for the Financial Times

“such is the film business”
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“family is everything”
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Peter Bradshaw

Film critic for The Guardian

“a treacly soup of sentimentality”
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