History Film / IRememberMama

* PleaseWakeUp: Heartwarmingly subverted. "Are you still asleep? Y'old sleepy cat. Wake up. S'morning..." And he does! It's beautifully set up. [[TearJerker Make him live, Mama. Please. ]]

** PlayedForDrama when Elizabeth gets badly wounded, and his off-screen howls of pain make Mama decide it's best to [[MercyKill put him out of his misery]]. [[spoiler:Until his UnexplainedRecovery, that is.]]

** PlayedForLaughs in an early scene when Aunt Trina walks out through the backdoor and all we hear is [[OffscreenCrash dishes crashing to the floor accompanied by the cat howling off-screen]].
** PlayedForDrama when Elizabeth gets badly wounded, and his offstage howls of pain make Mama decide it's best to [[MercyKill put him out of his misery]]. [[spoiler:Until his UnexplainedRecovery, that is.]]

** PlayedForDrama when Elizabeth gets badly wounded, and his offstage howls of pain make Mama decide it's best to [[MercyKill put him out of his misery]].

''I Remember Mama'' is a 1948 drama film, directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens, from a screenplay by [=DeWitt=] Bodeen, [[TheFilmOfThePlay based upon]] the play by John Van Druten (which was itself [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] Kathryn Forbes' 1943 novel ''Mama's Bank Account''). The film stars Creator/IreneDunne in the title role; also featured in the cast are Creator/BarbaraBelGeddes, Creator/OskarHomolka, Creator/CedricHardwicke, Philip Dorn, Ellen Corby, Rudy Vallée, and Creator/EdgarBergen.

''I Remember Mama'' is a 1948 drama film, directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens, from a screenplay by [=DeWitt=] Bodeen, based upon the play by John Van Druten (which was itself [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] Kathryn Forbes' 1943 novel ''Mama's Bank Account''). The film stars Creator/IreneDunne in the title role; also featured in the cast are Creator/BarbaraBelGeddes, Creator/OskarHomolka, Creator/CedricHardwicke, Philip Dorn, Ellen Corby, Rudy Vallée, and Creator/EdgarBergen.

* MustHaveCaffeine: The movie is full of references to coffee. One of the subplots is about deciding when you're old enough to drink it. Even tiny children get "coffee-sugar", a sugar cube dipped in the sacred brew. TruthInTelevision for Norwegians (see Creator/GarrisonKeillor).

* YourTomcatIsPregnant: Dagmar has a cat named "Elizabeth". Even when told that he is a tom, she refuses to change it.

''I Remember Mama'' is a 1948 drama film, directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens, from a screenplay by [=DeWitt=] Bodeen, based upon the play by John Van Druten (which was itself [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] Kathryn Forbes' 1943 novel ''Mama's Bank Account''). The film stars Creator/IreneDunne in the title role; also featured in the cast are Creator/BarbaraBelGeddes, Creator/OskarHomolka, Creator/CedricHardwicke, Philip Dorn, Ellen Corby, and Creator/EdgarBergen.

Aspiring writer Katrin Hanson (Bel Geddes) recollects her life growing up in early-20th-century UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco with her Norwegian immigrant family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with "modern" American ways. The story centers around Mama (Dunne) and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansons' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris (Homolka) as counterpoint.

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Aspiring writer Katrin Hanson (Bel Geddes) recollects her life growing up in early-20th-century UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco with her Norwegian immigrant family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with "modern" American ways. The story centers around Mama (Dunne) and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansons' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris (Homolka) featured as counterpoint.

Aspiring writer Katrin Hanson (Bel Geddes) recollects her life growing up in early-20th-century UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco with her Norwegian immigrant family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with "modern" American ways. The story centers around Mama (Dunne) and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansons' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris (Homolka) as counterpoint.

The film received five UsefulNotes/AcademyAward nominations, while Ellen Corby won a Golden Globe for her supporting role as Aunt Trina. A [[RecycledTheSeries TV adaptation]], simply called ''Mama'' and starring Peggy Wood in the title role, aired on Creator/{{CBS}} from 1949–57.

''I Remember Mama'' is a 1948 drama film, directed by Creator/GeorgeStevens, from a screenplay by [=DeWitt=] Bodeen, based upon the play by John Van Druten (which was itself [[TheFilmOfTheBook based on]] Kathryn Forbes' 1943 novel ''Mama's Bank Account''). The film stars Creator/IreneDunne in the titular role; also featured in the cast are Creator/BarbaraBelGeddes, Creator/OskarHomolka, Creator/CedricHardwicke, Philip Dorn, Ellen Corby, and Creator/EdgarBergen.

Aspiring writer Katrin Hanson (Bel Geddes) recollects her life growing up in early-20th-century San Francisco with her Norwegian immigrant family, who combine traditional Norwegian values with "modern" American ways. The story centers around Mama (Dunne) and her detailed, pennywise household budget. We follow the Hansons' small joys, sorrows, and aspirations, with the boisterous antics of Uncle Chris (Homolka) as counterpoint.

* ForeignCussWord: Little cousin Arne, the son of Aunt Sigrid, is in the hospital after surgery for a fractured kneecap. When Uncle Chris comes in to visit, he teaches Arne what he says is a Norwegian swear word: "dumme gjet." (His explanation is that the swearing helps ease the pain. Off the back of some recent research, that's TruthInTelevision.) When a shocked nurse upbraids him for teaching a kid to swear, he informs her that "dumme gjet" actually means "stupid old goat." [[note]]It does.[[/note]]

* ChekhovsGun: After Dagmar is safely delivered to the hospital in Uncle Chris' automobile, he is briefly seen writing something in a tiny notebook. When he dies later in the film, Mama reads the book to her sisters. He left no money because [[spoiler: over the years [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming he has paid for surgeries for children]] -- only two of them related to him -- and kept track of their progress.]]