I Killed My Mother ( J'ai tué ma mère )

I Killed My Mother (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: J'ai tué ma mère
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Ceasar Awards
Stockholm Film Festival
Vancouver International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
96 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Canada ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Xavier Dolan

Written By:
Xavier Dolan

Actors:
Anne Dorval ..... Chantale Lemming
Xavier Dolan ..... Hubert Minel
François Arnaud ..... Antonin Rimbaud
Suzanne Clément ..... Julie Cloutier
Patricia Tulasne ..... Hélène Rimbaud
Niels Schneider ..... Éric
Monique Spaziani ..... Denise
Pierre Chagnon ..... Richard Minel
Justin Caron ..... Young Hubert
Benoît Gouin ..... Boarding School Principal
Johanne-Marie Tremblay ..... Boarding School Teacher
Hugolin Chevrette-Landesque ..... Student Fighter #1
Francis Ducharme ..... Student fighter #2
Pascale Audrey ..... Art Professor
Emile Mailhot ..... Classroom Student #1

Synopsis:

A 16-year-old boy becomes obsessed with the tempestuous relationship he shares with his mother while drifting through early life and exploring the mysteries of adolescence. {%Hubert Minel} doesn't love his mother, but instead regards her with open contempt; her sweaters are tacky, her decorations around the house are terminally kitsch, and food is always getting stuck around the corners of her mouth when she eats. But it's not just the surface details that drive Hubert insane; his parents wield manipulation and guilt like sharpened instruments of punishment, and the psychological torment is becoming too much to bear. As Hubert's fixation on the volatile love/hate relationship threatens to consume his entire family, artistic discovery, early sexual experimentation, and illicit experiences hint at an undiscovered world of opportunity.

Hubert Minel doesn't love his mother. The seventeen-year-old regards her with haughty contempt, and sees only her dated sweaters, kitsch decorations and the breadcrumbs that get stuck on the corner of her lips when she munches. Confused by a love/hate relationship, and desperate to escape the suffocating atmosphere of his mother's working-class, suburban home, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of an adolescence both marginal and typical. The directing debut of 19-year-old French-Canadian actor Xavier Dolan. Visually stunning, with exquisite performances from Dolan himself and a highly acclaimed cast including Anne Dorval and Suzanne Clément, the film won 22 international film awards in 2009, including three categories at Cannes.

Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent's cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him more and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence - artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 December, 2011.

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