{"id":11060,"date":"2014-04-13T17:41:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-13T23:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/?p=11060"},"modified":"2025-02-15T07:54:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T14:54:12","slug":"sometimes-the-training-wheels-just-come-off-a-review-of-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santafefilmfestival.com\/index\/sometimes-the-training-wheels-just-come-off-a-review-of-the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes the Training Wheels Just Come Off: A Review of THE CLUB"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheThe Club<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Feature Documentary | 72 mins. | USA
\nDirectors: Katie Green and Carlye Rubin<\/p>\n

This is not a club you wish you were in. This is not a club that anyone wants to be in. <\/p>\n

Full disclosure. This film is subtitled THE [Dead Mothers] CLUB. <\/p>\n

Right away you\u2019re thinking, \u201cWhy on Earth would I intentionally see a depressing documentary about women who had their mothers die before they were 20?\u201d <\/p>\n

I get it. I do. But this is a film that will change you. I don\u2019t care who you are: Man, woman, pig, parakeet \u2013 you will change for the better for seeing this film. <\/p>\n

I think reviewers might say this too often to get one more butt in the theater. I seriously did NOT want to watch this film. It wasn\u2019t my first choice to review. And now, I couldn\u2019t be more grateful for the experience. <\/p>\n

There are a lot of familiar faces in this film that lost their mothers when they were young (Jane Fonda, Rosie O\u2019Donnell, Molly Shannon). We hear from them interspersed with the lives of three \u201creal\u201d women (not that our actress friends aren\u2019t real. They\u2019re just\u2026you know what I mean). <\/p>\n

I have friends who lost their mother\u2019s when they were young. They have experienced very similar kinds of \u201cmother withdrawal\u201d to the women in THE CLUB that I never fully understood. Sure, I had some early childhood loss of family members (other kinds of Death Clubs), just not my mom. <\/p>\n

Growing up, I would have traded with one of these women because my mom and I had a difficult relationship. Then I grew up and mom got older and needed my help. All of a sudden I had a mother I loved. It only took most of my life to get there. <\/p>\n

These are not easy stories to hear: Illness, suicide, and tragic, sudden death. The experiences of these women are touching, heartbreaking, and empowering. <\/p>\n

Clearly, if you are a woman who lost a mother when you were young, you will resonate seamlessly with the stories presented. You will likely feel great catharsis and support from it. <\/p>\n

However, if you are a woman who has a mother who is not dead \u2013 no matter your relationship to her \u2013 you will resonate with this film. If you are a husband, brother, father, or boyfriend who loves a woman who has a mother \u2013 you will resonate with this film. <\/p>\n

Maybe in watching this documentary, you can appreciate your mom faster than it took me to appreciate mine. <\/p>\n

When you leave the theater, you will be grateful you are not part of THE CLUB. <\/p>\n

One thing is certain. You will have a call to make. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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