FIRST LOOK at Timothy Spall and Vanessa Redgrave in Mrs Lowry & Son

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Vanessa Redgrave and Timothy Spall will star as the titular mother and son in Mrs Lowry & Son - a biopic of painter L. S. Lowry set for release this year.

And in a first look at the film, the pair are seen in character in a scene that sees a frail Mrs Lowry in bed, with her son by her side.

The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced that the intimate and moving biopic will close this year’s Festival, with the World Premiere taking place at the Festival Theatre on June 30.

Mrs Lowry & Son depicts the relationship between one of Britain’s most iconic artists, and his mother Elizabeth, with whom he lived until her death.

The film follows Lowry in the beginnings of his career, as he yearns for his work to be appreciated in London.

However, his disdainful mother actively tries to dissuade her bachelor son from pursuing his artistic ambitions. Elizabeth never fails to voice her opinion at what a disappointment he is to her.

This powerful, yet humorous story imagines the impact this obsessive mother and son relationship had on the great artist.