- Based on a fairytale, THE NEW MOTHER hovers between the fantastic and familiar. When Emily runs a routine errand into the city she's lured into back alleys by a haunting erhu melody. There, she finds a mysterious girl who promises to reveal a secret - but only if she will be mischievous towards her mother.—Anonymous
- The world of THE NEW MOTHER hovers between the fantastic and the familiar. When Emily is sent by her mother on errands to the city she is lured into back alleys by the haunting sound of a two-stringed Chinese erhu. At the music's source she discovers Emily, a strange girl only somewhat older than herself who has a small box in which she claims are tiny magical dancers. Amy tells her that she will only be allowed to see inside the box if she is very naughty towards her mother. The rest of the film follows Emily's struggle with emerging desire and independence as she becomes increasingly mean towards her mother after each encounter with the enchanting Amy. Despite the mother's declaration that if she will leave if Emily's bad behavior persists, Emily is driven by her obsession with seeing into the box. Bit by bit Emily also discovers that her father has already abandoned the family and her mother is living in delusional hope of his return. With Emily's last prank, her mother actually does leave and while the consequences and significance are frightening they are nonetheless unresolved...—Bill Brand
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