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title: "'20th Century Women' Review: Annette Bening Shines in Brilliant Mother-Son Drama"
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[Media Coverage](/media-coverage)# '20th Century Women' Review: Annette Bening Shines in Brilliant Mother-Son Drama

By Peter Travers • Rolling Stone • December 28, 2016

Rarely has a film so ingeniously blended cultural artifacts into its storytelling DNA. Abbie, a cancer survivor buries her head in books about women's health such as "Our Bodies, Ourselves," a text that also instructs Jamie in the wonders of clitoral stimulation, a theory that baffles and annoys one of his male peers to the point of violent outburst.  
  
Read the whole story: ["20th Century Women" Review: Annette Bening Shines in Brilliant Mother-Son Drama](http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-20th-century-women-movie-review-w457500)[Read the full article ](http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-20th-century-women-movie-review-w457500)

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