A Happy Mother's Day

A Happy Mother's Day

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Documentary

A cinéma vérité documentary observing the Fischer family of Aberdeen, South Dakota, following the 1963 birth of the first surviving American quintuplets. Filmed shortly after the event, the film contrasts civic promotion, media attention, and commercial interest with the private fatigue and quiet suffering of Mrs. Fischer, revealing the tensions between spectacle and family life.

Director

Joyce Chopra, Richard Leacock

Language

English

Top Cast

E

Ed McCurdy

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