Bibliograph

J'ai tué ma mère, I killed my mother, un film de Xavier Dolan ; producteur, Xavier Dolan ; scénario et dialogues, Xavier Dolan ; Mifilifilms

Type

Label

J'ai tué ma mère, I killed my mother, un film de Xavier Dolan ; producteur, Xavier Dolan ; scénario et dialogues, Xavier Dolan ; Mifilifilms

Language

fre

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

J'ai tué ma mère

Responsibility statement

un film de Xavier Dolan ; producteur, Xavier Dolan ; scénario et dialogues, Xavier Dolan ; Mifilifilms

Runtime

Sub title

I killed my mother

Summary

Focusing on the relationship between Hubert Minel (Xavier Dolan), a 16-year-old Quebecois living in suburban Montreal, and his single mother Chantale (Anne Dorval), I KILLED MY MOTHER beautifully captures the anxieties of a mother-son relationship. While he gauges her with contempt, only seeing her out-of-date sweater and kitschy decor, the ingrained mechanisms (i.e. manipulation and guilt) of their relationship beautifully (and tragically) unravel on the big screen. After its 2009 debut, I KILLED MY MOTHER was nominated for dozens of international film festival awards, and quickly became an international sensation - launching Dolan's career in the international film scene. But in the US, the film was never released: until now

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

I killed my mother

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