In the late ’30s, just before his distinctive industrial urban landscapes began to make him one of Britain’s most iconic painters, Laurence Stephen Lowry (Timothy Spall) was a Pendlebury rent collector scuffling with his preferred craft--and struggling with the dismissals of same from the widowed, bedridden and neurotic mother (Vanessa Redgrave) that he still doted on. Their dynamic is captivatingly presented in this drama co-starring Stephen Lord, Wendy Morgan, Michael Keogh. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.