Ma Mère

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Ma Mère

NC-17

2004

1h 51m

Drama

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42 Reviews

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2,500+ Ratings

An impulsive widow (Isabelle Huppert) and her 17-year-old son (Louis Garrel) become increasingly attracted to each other at their summer house.

Critics Consensus

Pretentious, overly perverse and dull.

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Jessica Reaves

Chicago Tribune

A self-satisfied, utterly hollow Bacchanal.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 18, 2005

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

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.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 29, 2005

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

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.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 8, 2005

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Gary M. Kramer

Out Magazine

Fascinating and erotic -- if also difficult and disturbing -- Christophe Honoré's ambitious adaptation of Georges Bataille's novel prevails because of the frank treatment of its serious subject matter.

May 16, 2022

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Tom Dawson

The List

The cast deliver brave, accomplished performances, with Huppert's Héléne a compelling mixture of menace and fragility.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 24, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Eurotrash at its trashiest worst.

Rated: C-

May 11, 2008

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Alejandro V.

It is incoherent, merely salacious while treating a serious topic which has Greek roots.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Audience Member

Volutamente e tristemente disturbante, a tratti ridicolo nella sua ricerca di una sensualità inutilmente peccaminosa e perversa. Forse per il libro? ok, argomento difficile, ma poteva essere molto più raffinato e meno voyeristico. Fossi un'adolescente rimarrei profondamente disgustata dal mondo "maturo" e da certo cinema che infierisce su sentimenti oggi più che mai necessari. Mi stupisce e preoccupa che il regista abbia scritto 30 libri per bambini....

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/15/25

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Wheres M

Has anyone seen my dad

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Audience Member

Nice this movie i like

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Magnifiques film. Je veux bien regarder c'est très beau film . jolie alors laisser moi regarder tranquille pour comprendre bien l'histoire.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Pierre, the son

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Synopsis

An impulsive widow (Isabelle Huppert) and her 17-year-old son (Louis Garrel) become increasingly attracted to each other at their summer house.

Director: Christophe Honoré
Producer: Paulo Branco, Bernard-Henri Lévy
Screenwriter: Christophe Honoré
Distributor: TLA Releasing
Production Co: Gémini Films, Madragoa Filmes
Rating: NC-17 (Violent Images|Some Language|Aberrant Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters): May 13, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $70.4K
Runtime: 1h 51m

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