简介：Thecreatorofanumberofacclaimeddocumentaryshorts,KenWardrophasbeenfetedasoneofIreland'smostpromisingfilmmakingtalents.Hisdistinctivefirstfeature,shotthroughwithcharmandhumour,hasadeceptivelysimpleconceitthatmanagestodeliveranhonestandrevealinginsightintolifeinthecountry.Inspiredbythestoryofhismother'slife,WardroppresentsinterviewswithwomenfromacrossthemidlandsofIreland.Startingwithsomeintheirnappiesandendinginanursinghome,thewomenofgraduallyincreasingageswelcomeviewersintotheirownhomes,andfromtheselivingrooms,kitchensandhallways,theytalkabouttheirexperiences,abouttheirrelationshipsandattitudestowardsmen.Thesedaughters,wivesandmammiesare,byturns,frank,funny,gracious,perceptiveandmoving,andcollectively,theinterviewsformthenarrativeoflife,fromcradletograve,inaninventiveandoriginalway.Wardrop'sgiftforobservationisimpeccable;eachsceneisbeautifullycomposed,thewomenandtheinteriorsallintriguinglyframedthroughastaticcameralens.　　MichaelHayden…