This is perhaps one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Cate Blanchett made me feel every emotion Bernadette had; anger, regret, grief, happiness, isolation and some others.
It makes sense that her daughter was the one who ended up being the catalyst to her mother's restoration. She was in a sense her latest and greatest creation.
See the movie. You won't be disappointed if you are interested in a movie with great characters and has no gun violence and unnecessary sex scenes.