mother-in-law and daughter-in-law theme

The relationship between a mother-in-law and her daughter-in-law is featured.

14 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 5 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
movie: Tokyo Story (1953) choice Shukichi and Noriko
tz1959e3x34 choice Virginia spoke resentfully to Alex' late mother's picture. In general, the story revolved around a long-standing conflict between Virgina and Alex's mother over the mother's having demanded all Alex's attention.
ahh1x16 major Howard's mother had a stereotypical hatred for her son's chosen wife, whom she considered a profligate and a gold digger.
ahp4x19 major The story concerns Helen's attempts to get to know her future, then present, mother-in-law.
apuleius180tgainset1 major The story concerned the relationship between Venus and Psyche after the latter had married the former's son, Cupid.
ftt1982e3x02 major The viewer is made to ponder the queen's future relationship with either of her two potential daughter-in-laws.
movie: A Woman Under the Influence (1974) major Nick's mother was rather cruel to Mabel
play: Hecyra (165 BC) major The titular mother-in-law Sostrata was erroneously thought to have driven off her son Pamphilus' new wife Philumena.
tz1959e4x15 major Laura pointedly told her mother-in-law to shut up when the old woman started freaking out over Horace having lost his job.
ahp5x26 minor Although they were not yet married, Claire spoke of how sons' lovers often don't like their partners' mothers.