I Remember Mama

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I Remember Mama

1948,

2h 14m,

Comedy/

Drama

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1,000+ Ratings

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Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson (Irene Dunne) keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband (Philip Dorn) and a highly-educated lodger (Cedric Hardwicke) who reads Charles Dickens to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes).

James Agee

TIME Magazine

Mar 2, 2018

Above everything else, the picture has obviously been made with the lively affection and pleasure which are the life blood of good popular art.

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

A charmer, nevertheless, directed and acted with real delicacy.

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

May 20, 2003

4/5

Producer-Director George Stevens has transferred the John van Druten play, via a free-wheeling script by DeWitt Bodeen, in all its genial personality to the screen.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Aug 28, 2025

4/5

Ultimately, I Remember Mama represents a key step in George Stevens’ evolution from light comedies to more serious dramatic fare.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Oct 27, 2024

3.5/4

A lovely adaptation.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 1, 2011

B+

This chronicle of one immigrants clan in San Francisco circa 1900 is sentimental and nostalgic, but it's precisely directed by George Stevens and emotionally effective.

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Anakin S

Nov 12, 2017

I Remember Mama is an amazing film. It is about the ups and downs of a Norwegian immigrant family, circa 1910. Irene Dunne and Barbara Bel Geddes give excellent performances. George Steven did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. I Remember Mama is a must see.

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Ron G

Jul 14, 2017

A wonderful example of what Hollywood can do.

Hagrid G

Aug 10, 2013

Another lost review flixster.

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George Stevens

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Irene Dunne

Mama

Barbara Bel Geddes

Katrin

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Synopsis

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson (Irene Dunne) keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband (Philip Dorn) and a highly-educated lodger (Cedric Hardwicke) who reads Charles Dickens to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin (Barbara Bel Geddes).

Director: George Stevens
Producer: Harriet Parsons
Screenwriter: DeWitt Bodeen
Distributor: RKO Radio Pictures
Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 9, 1948, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2009
Runtime: 2h 14m

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