Sons and Lovers (1960)

Unhappy lower-class family in a mining town loses a son in a mine collapse which makes mom more determined than ever to make sure that her remaining son, an artist, follows his dreams.

Sounds good in theory, but somehow Mom (Wendy Hiller -- doing a bang-up job) seems to need it more than her son does. Her neediness, combined with his father's disgust, conspire to turn him into a cold and emotionally-crippled man who desires only similarly cold people in his life.

It's not very enjoyable to watch.

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