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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NC-17
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0807839002157
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Tla
Manufacturer: Tla
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tla
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 18, 2005
Running Time: 108 minutes
Sales Rank: 25353
Studio: Tla
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
Editorial Review:
Description:
Challengingly stylish and original, Ma Mre is the story of Hlne (Isabelle Huppert), cool and in charge, her husband, and her teenage son Pierre (Louis Garrel), a pious Catholic boy back from boarding school. As Hlne confesses to her son about his father's infidelity, they hear he has been tragically killed in a car crash. This news sets in motion a wild series of parties involving drugs, alcohol and sex-filled nights out with Hlne and her female lover. Inexplicably, she pulls her son into her sordid lifestyle. When she mysteriously goes away, her son is left in the care of her mistress Ra (Joana Preiss) and Hansi (Emma de Caunes), an icy blonde sadist with whom he falls in love.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Two stars on the stimulation scale, maybe three for the story as a whole
When her emotionally distant husband dies in a car crash, his widow introduces their son to her parallel life of sex clubs and all-night partying (I guess it was an open marriage), hoping to bring the poor boy out of his shell a little. Somewhat provocative and engaging story is undercut by too much philosophical rambling, a general air of seediness, and a downer ending. I'm not saying that those elements represent weaknesses of the movie, only that they'll prevent you from enjoying the film on ... Read More
Rating:  - Meh
Although I did enjoy this movie, I found some parts of it hard to follow. I thought it was beautifully filmed, but I felt like many of the sex scenes were gratuitous , and frankly, borderline pornographic. The scene where the three young adults (er, the son, the girl, the weasely looking guy) did the whole bondage thing...it just didn't seem necessary.
The ending was pretty hilarious though (I'm a bad person). This is a good film and all, but not the best to come out of France, it is also pretty ... Read More
Rating: - good but confusing
This movie was a little confusing and it is not one for chilren under 16 yrs old but it is entertaining once you finally get the jist of what is going on.
Rating:  - Very dark ...
This film explores the dark and primeval recesses of human sexuality. It is thoroughly disturbing and at times disgusting.
It is a story of a misguided mother (played by the amazingly talented Isabelle Huppert) and her pitiful 17-year old son Pierre. She is as promiscuous as it gets and after her husband's accidental death, she unleashes her totally mixed-up emotions (mostly sexual) via non-stop debauchery not knowing the detrimental effects on her teenage son. She claims to be a free spirited ... Read More
Rating:  - 'You're my mother and my love.'
"Wrong is not what we're about to do. Wrong is wanting to survive it."
There is one good reason to see Ma mère: Isabelle Huppert. Also known for her equally memorable performances in La Ceremonie, The Piano Teacher, and Gabrielle), as an actress Huppert has proven she is not afraid to take on an unconventional role. Set on the island of Gran Canaria and based on the controversial novel by French author George Bataille, Ma mère ("my mother") tells the story of an incestuous relationship between ... Read More
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