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Ma mère

  • 20042004
  • NC-17NC-17
  • 1h 50m
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5.0/10
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Isabelle Huppert in Ma mère (2004)
DramaRomance
When his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity.When his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity.When his father dies, a young man is introduced by his attractive, amoral mother to a world of hedonism and depravity.
IMDb RATING
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7.1K
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    • Christophe Honoré
    • Georges Bataille(novel)
    • Christophe Honoré
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Louis Garrel
    • Emma de Caunes
    • Christophe Honoré
    • Georges Bataille(novel)
    • Christophe Honoré
  • Stars
    • Isabelle Huppert
    • Louis Garrel
    • Emma de Caunes
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    • 48User reviews
    • 69Critic reviews
    • 35Metascore
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    Isabelle Huppert
    Isabelle Huppert
    • Hélène
    Louis Garrel
    Louis Garrel
    • Pierre
    Emma de Caunes
    Emma de Caunes
    • Hansi
    Joana Preiss
    Joana Preiss
    • Réa
    Jean-Baptiste Montagut
    • Loulou
    Dominique Reymond
    • Marthe
    Olivier Rabourdin
    Olivier Rabourdin
    • Robert
    Philippe Duclos
    Philippe Duclos
    • Le père
    Pascal Tokatlian
    • Klaus
    Theo Hakola
    • Ian
    • (as Théo Hakola)
    Nuno Lopes
    Nuno Lopes
    • Le docteur
    Patrick Fanik
    • Eric
    Susi Egetenmeier
    • Le femme des dunes
    Sylvia Love Johnson
    Sylvia Love Johnson
    • Le femme de ménage
    • (as Sylvia Johnson)
      • Christophe Honoré
      • Georges Bataille(novel)
      • Christophe Honoré
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    • Quotes

      Hélène, the Mother: Your father is dead. I won't lie to you anymore. You must admit that I'm worse than him. I don't deserve your respect. What do you think I've been doing every afternoon all these years? Why were you raised by your grandmother? What did you imagine? Look at me, Pierre! I'm a bitch. A slut. No one respects me. Your father knew. He allowed it. If you really love me, then admit that I'm disgusting. I want you to love me for that. For the shame I inspire in you.

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    • Soundtracks
      Agnus Dei
      Written by Samuel Barber

      Performed by New College Choir Oxford (as Choir of New College Oxford)

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    A foul excursion into territories that became, after a certain point, comical.
    I can enjoy sexy French movies as much as the next person. But this movie is simply gross, to the point of being almost comical. Its furthest excesses rival in bawdiness the kinds of high jinks you'd expect to see in a Farrelly Brothers movie, but without the jokes. Quite the opposite, this film is pretty dark. It could have been a brooding, beautifully shot, and deeply literary meditation on the tangled emotions, Freudian and otherwise, that run through families. Especially considering Isabelle Huppert, who I'd think I could enjoy watching do almost anything, maybe even eat a live horse or perform an emergency tracheotomy, her beauty and her abilities being so complex, limitless and profound. But I did have trouble watching her do the things she does here -- where the artfulness present in other parts of the movie is left behind and only absurdity remains. Perhaps I'm just a prude.
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    • haywardz
    • Jan 24, 2006

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    • Release date
      • May 19, 2004 (France)
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Austria
      • Spain
      • TLA Releasing (United States)
      • French
      • English
      • German
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Canary Islands, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Gemini Films
      • Madragoa Filmes
      • Amour Fou Vienna
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    • 1 hour 50 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital
      • Stereo

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