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Mommie Dearest is a 1981 American biographical drama film directed by Frank Perry.
Scannán drámaíochta beathaisnéise Meiriceánach 1981 é Mommie Dearest faoi stiúir Frank Perry.
The film depicts Christina Crawfords adoptive mother, actress Joan Crawford, as an abusive and manipulative mother who hurt her adopted children.
Léiríonn an scannán máthair uchtála Christina Crawford, an t-aisteoir Joan Crawford, mar mháthair maslach agus ionramhála a ghortaigh a leanaí uchtaithe.
Joan Crawford is a driven actress and compulsively clean housekeeper who tries controlling the lives of those around her as tightly as she controls herself.
Is aisteoir tiomáinte í Joan Crawford agus coimeádaí tí atá glan go héigeantach a dhéanann iarracht saol na ndaoine timpeall uirthi a rialú chomh docht agus a rialaíonn sí í féin.
To prepare to work at MGM Studios, she rises at 4:00 am, scrubbing her face and arms with soap and boiling water before plunging her face into a bowl of witch hazel and ice to close the pores.
Le hullmhú le bheith ag obair ag MGM Studios, ardaíonn sí ag 4:00 am, ag scrobadh a aghaidh agus a airm le gallúnach agus le fiuchphointe uisce sula tumfaidh sí a h-aghaidh i mbabhla de ghua cailleach agus oighear chun na pores a dhúnadh.
When Helga, a new maid, thinks Joans living room is spotless, Joan finds a minor detail she overlooked and loses her temper.
Nuair a shíleann Helga, maid nua, go bhfuil seomra suí Joan gan spotaí, faigheann Joan mionchruinneas a ndearna sí dearmad uirthi agus cailleann sí a meon.
Joan is in a relationship with Hollywood lawyer Gregg Savitt, but her career is in a downswing.
Tá caidreamh ag Joan leis an dlíodóir Hollywood Gregg Savitt, ach tá a gairme ag dul i laghad.
Despite wanting a baby, she cannot get pregnant; seven pregnancies when she was married to actor Franchot Tone ended in miscarriages.
In ainneoin gur mian léi leanbh, ní féidir léi a bheith torrach; chríochnaigh seacht dtoircheas nuair a bhí sí pósta leis an aisteoir Franchot Tone i mbreith anabaí.
When denied an application for adoption, she enlists Greggs help to secure a baby.
Nuair a dhiúltaítear d’iarratas ar uchtáil, liostálann sí cabhair Gregg chun leanbh a shlánú.
Joan adopts a girl, Christina, and then a boy, Christopher.
Glacann Joan cailín, Christina, agus ansin buachaill, Christopher.
Joan lavishes Christina with attention and luxuries such as an extravagant birthday party, but also enforces a code of denial and discipline.
Labhraíonn Joan le Christina le haird agus le só mar chóisir lá breithe iomarcach, ach cuireann sí cód séanadh agus disciplín i bhfeidhm freisin.
When Christina is showered with birthday gifts, Joan allows her to choose just one to keep and donates the rest to charity.
Nuair a bhíonn bronntanais lá breithe ag Christina, tugann Joan deis di ceann amháin a roghnú chun an chuid eile a choinneáil agus a bhronnadh ar charthanas.
When Christina rebels against her mother, confrontations ensue.
Nuair a éiríonn Christina i gcoinne a máthar, leanann achrann.
Joan overtakes Christina in a swimming pool race and laughs at the child; when Christina reacts angrily, Joan becomes enraged and locks the child in the pool house.
Gabhann Joan Christina i rás linn snámha agus déanann sí gáire faoin leanbh; nuair a imoibríonn Christina go feargach, éiríonn fearg ar Joan agus glasálann sí an leanbh sa teach linn snámha.
Later, when Joan discovers Christina wearing her makeup and imitating her, she takes offence and cruelly cuts off chunks of Christinas hair to humiliate her.
Níos déanaí, nuair a aimsíonn Joan Christina ag caitheamh a smideadh agus ag aithris uirthi, glacann sí cion agus gearrann sí go cruálach píosaí de ghruaig Christina chun í a náiriú.
Joan resents Greggs allegiance to studio boss Louis B.
Is mór ag Joan dílseacht Gregg do shaoiste an stiúideo Louis B.
Mayer and argues with Gregg after a dinner at Perinos restaurant.
Mayer agus argóint le Gregg tar éis dinnéir i mbialann Perino.
Joan guzzles down glasses of vodka and throws a drink in Greggs face after he tells her she is getting old.
Guíonn Joan spéaclaí vodca síos agus caitheann sí deoch in éadan Gregg tar éis dó a rá léi go bhfuil sí ag dul in aois.
After Gregg breaks up with Joan, she cuts him out of photos.
Tar éis do Gregg briseadh suas le Joan, gearrann sí as grianghraif é.
When Mayer forces Joan to leave MGM after theater owners brand her “box-office poison”, she hacks down her prized rose garden with a pair of large gardening shears and an axe.
Nuair a chuireann Mayer iallach ar Joan MGM a fhágáil tar éis d’úinéirí amharclainne a “nimh oifig bhosca” a bhrandáil, déanann sí a gairdín rós luachmhar a phéinteáil le péire deimhis garraíodóireachta móra agus tua.
Joan finds Christinas expensive dresses hanging from wire hangers, which Joan differs and gratingly prohibits.
Faigheann Joan gúnaí daor Christina crochta ó chrochadáin sreinge, rud a bhíonn difriúil ó Joan agus a chuireann cosc gratingly orthu.
Enraged, Joan yanks dresses from Christinas closet, throwing them all over her room, and beats Christina with the metal hanger as she squeals.
Enraged, gúnaí Joan yanks ó closet Christina, iad a chaitheamh ar fud a seomra, agus beats Christina leis an hanger miotail mar squeals sí.
Declaring the sparkling clean bathroom floor as dirty, Joan throws cleaning powder all over it before striking Christina across the back with the can and screaming at her to clean it.
Ag dearbhú go bhfuil urlár súilíneach glan an seomra folctha salach, caitheann Joan púdar glantacháin ar fud na háite sula mbuaileann sí Christina trasna an chúil leis an gcanna agus ag screadaíl uirthi chun é a ghlanadh.
Joan sends Christina to Chadwick School.
Seolann Joan Christina chuig Scoil Chadwick.
Years later, when a teenaged Christina is caught in a compromising position with a boy, Joan brings her home.
Blianta ina dhiaidh sin, nuair a bhíonn Christina sna déaga gafa i riocht comhréitigh le buachaill, tugann Joan abhaile í.
Barbara Bennett, a reporter from Redbook, is writing a puff piece on Joans home life.
Tá Barbara Bennett, tuairisceoir ó Redbook, ag scríobh píosa puff ar shaol baile Joan.
After Joan lies about Christina, Christina confronts her in front of the reporter.
Tar éis do Joan bréag a dhéanamh faoi Christina, tugann Christina aghaidh uirthi os comhair an tuairisceora.
Joan slaps Christina twice in the face.
Sciorrann Joan Christina faoi dhó san aghaidh.
After Joan questions Christina about why she never complimented Joan as a mother, Christina realizes that Joan adopted her as a publicity stunt and shouts that she is not one of Joans fans.
Tar éis do Joan ceisteanna a chur ar Christina faoin gcúis nár mhol sí riamh Joan mar mháthair, tuigeann Christina gur ghlac Joan léi mar stunt poiblíochta agus scairteann sí nach bhfuil sí ar dhuine de lucht leanúna Joan.
Joan tackles Christina to the floor and chokes her, knocking over a lamp in the process, causing Christina to thrash around hopelessly until Joans live-in assistant and the reporter pull her away.
Téann Joan i ngleic le Christina ar an urlár agus chrom sí uirthi, ag bualadh lampa sa phróiseas, ag cur Christina thart gan dóchas go dtí go dtarraingíonn cúntóir beo Joan agus an tuairisceoir í.
Joan sends Christina to Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, where she is allowed no contact with the outside world.
Seolann Joan Christina chuig Acadamh Croí Naofa Flintridge, áit nach gceadaítear aon teagmháil léi leis an domhan lasmuigh.
Joan marries Alfred Steele, CEO of Pepsi Cola, moves to New York City, and pressures him to shoulder a great deal of debt to fund their lavish lifestyle.
Pósann Joan Alfred Steele, POF Pepsi Cola, bogann sí go Cathair Nua Eabhrac, agus cuireann sí brú air fiacha móra a chaitheamh chun a stíl mhaireachtála fhairsing a mhaoiniú.
After his death, the board tries to force her to resign, but Joan coerces them into letting her retain her seat by threatening to publicly condemn Pepsi.
Tar éis a báis, déanann an bord iarracht iallach a chur uirthi éirí as, ach cuireann Joan iallach orthu ligean di a suíochán a choinneáil trí bhagairt Pepsi a dhaoradh go poiblí.
After graduating from Flintridge, Christina rents an apartment in Manhattan, where she acts in a soap opera.
Tar éis di céim a bhaint amach as Flintridge, tá árasán ar cíos ag Christina i Manhattan, áit a ngníomhaíonn sí i gceoldráma gallúnach.
When Christina is hospitalized for an ovarian tumor, she is temporarily replaced on the show by her visibly drunk mother.
Nuair a bhíonn Christina san ospidéal le haghaidh meall ubhagánach, glacann a máthair sofheicthe in áit í ar an seó go sealadach.
Joan dies of cancer in 1977, whereupon Christina and Christopher learn their mother disinherited them both.
Faigheann Joan bás de bharr ailse i 1977, agus air sin foghlaimíonn Christina agus Christopher a máthair iad a dhíghalrú.
When Christopher says their mother has managed to have the last word, Christina questions that.
Nuair a deir Christopher gur éirigh lena máthair an focal deireanach a bheith acu, ceistíonn Christina é sin.