Mothering Sunday is a 2021 British romantic drama film directed by Eva Husson, from a screenplay by Alice Birch, based on the novel of the same name by Graham Swift.

Set in the wake of World War I, the film follows the life of Jane Fairchild (Young), an orphaned maidservant who spends Mothering Sunday with her wealthy lover.

In a time-shift to a later point in her life, Jane has become a writer and marries Donald, a philosopher whom she meets while working at a book shop.

That evening, Clarrie Niven, who herself is grieving the loss of her own sons in the war, opens up to Jane about the day's tragic events.

In June 2020, it was announced Odessa Young, Josh O'Connor, Olivia Colman and Colin Firth had joined the cast of the film, with Eva Husson directing from a screenplay by Alice Birch.

[3] In September 2020, Sope Dirisu joined the cast of the film, with Lionsgate set to distribute in the United Kingdom.

[8] In September 2020, Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights to the film for North and Latin America, Asia excluding Japan, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Turkey, airlines and ships.

The website's consensus reads, "Mothering Sunday works at a frustratingly chilly remove, but involving performances and solid overall craft mean it's rarely less than engaging.

[15] The Hollywood Reporter's Leslie Felperin praised the performances and said the film "delivers beautifully when it comes to evoking the deliciously painful throb of a secret affair", making it "one of the sexiest heterosexual period dramas in some time".

Scott of The New York Times said the film "never conveys the intensity of erotic passion, the ardor of creative ambition or the agony of grief".