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This Is My Mother

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Florist Pierre's life changes when his bipolar mother Judith escapes her clinic. He tries to return her, but their reunion leads to chaos. Their time together transforms both of them unexpectedly.

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Dan Friedman The Forward Aug 26
I went to see This Is My Mother based on little more than trust in the NYJFF curators and a fascination with the work of French (Tunisian, Jewish) actress Jaoui. I was not disappointed: Jaoui is the heart of the film, making a watchable film unmissable. Go to Full Review
Frank J. Avella The Contending Feb 23
B+
Award-winning writer-director-actor Agnès Jaoui delivers yet another tour de force performance in Julien Carpentier’s engrossing tale of familial strife...So begins a deeply affecting whirlwind story of love, pain, grief, anxiety and karaoke bonding. Go to Full Review
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Orly B Jul 28 I was deeply touched by this wonderful story of the mother-son bond full of suffering, love, care, ambivalence. Both actors gave an excellent performance while the flowers and the language of flowers, added a spiritual lever of majic and joy. I was also very impressed with the human sensitive face of psychiatry indicating the crucial need for high quality social services. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Florist Pierre's life changes when his bipolar mother Judith escapes her clinic. He tries to return her, but their reunion leads to chaos. Their time together transforms both of them unexpectedly.
Director
Julien Carpentier
Producer
Priscilla Bertin
Screenwriter
Julien Carpentier, Benjamin Garnier
Production Co
Silex Films
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 44m