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I Killed My Mother
- Director: Xavier Dolan
- Writer: Xavier Dolan
- Producer: Xavier Dolan; Carole Mondello
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Precocious - not in a good way...a semi-autobiographical story.
At 20 years old, Dolan has an irritating ego - bigger than his anus and just as unpleasant.
Born into the business - Dolan, in this film, is intensely detestable, perhaps he was acting (bravo) or, perhaps, he was not (his poor mother).
Whatever the case, the protagonist/Dolan makes the viewer a victim to his trite teenage angst - being writer/director/actor - this is an insufferable indulgence - simply because he actually has nothing of value, nothing original, to say.
A frightening ego has been let loose on the world.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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.
Cast & Characters
Anne Dorval as Chantale;
Xavier Dolan as Hubert Minel;
Francois Arnaud as Antonin;
Suzanne Clement as Julie;
Patricia Tulasne as Helene;
Niels Schneider as Eric;
Monique Spaziani as Denise;
Pierre Chagnon as Richard Minel;