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Ma mère

2004 · 1h 50m · NC-17 Drama
Directed by Christophe Honoré

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After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.

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17%
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A self-satisfied, utterly hollow Bacchanal.

Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune
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110 minutes of Euro silliness mitigated only by the presence of Huppert and the striking ability of the actors to keep a straight face throughout this mess.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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Probably isn't for anyone not interested in the darkest corners of the human psyche, where sexual annihilation is the only response to a fallen world, where all moral bets are off, and where a boy's worst friend is his mother.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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[The climax] involves such a disturbing blend of unhealthy mother-son affection and physical pain that it gives new meaning to the term child -- not to mention audience -- abuse.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
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It could stand as Exhibit A for why French auteurs are a tough sell to the average seeker of entertainment.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

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