Anne Dorval
Chantale
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I Killed My Mother (French: J'ai tué ma mère) is a 2009 Canadian drama film written, directed, produced by and starring Xavier Dolan, in his directorial debut. Loosely autobiographical, it follows the complicated relationship between a young man Hubert Minel (Dolan) and his mother (Anne Dorval).
- CA$800,000
- Xavier Dolan, Carole Mondello, Daniel Morin
- Nicholas Savard-L'Herbier
Jul 15, 2009 · I Killed My Mother: Directed by Xavier Dolan. With Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément. A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother.
- (31K)
- Drama, Romance
- Xavier Dolan
- 2009-07-15
Focusing on the relationship between Hubert Minel (Xavier Dolan), a 16-year-old Quebecois living in suburban Montreal, and his single mother Chantale, I KILLED MY MOTHER beautifully captures the anxieties of a mother-son relationship.
Mar 12, 2013 · 1h 36m. By Rachel Saltz. March 12, 2013. The bluntly audacious title of the writer-director Xavier Dolan’s debut feature, “I Killed My Mother,” is both a twist on a Freudian joke and a...
- Xavier Dolan
- Rachel Saltz
- 96 min
I Killed My Mother, written when he was 17 and shot two years later, demonstrates the kind of phenomenal precociousness that publicists adore, and the film’s success at Cannes—an eight-minute standing ovation and three Directors’ Fortnight awards—only confirms the debut director’s movie-made mythos.
Summaries. A semi-autobiographical story about Hubert as a young homosexual at odds with his mother. 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.
May 19, 2009 · May 19, 2009 7:47am. Jason Kempin/Getty Images. CANNES — In “I Killed My Mother,” 20-year-old Quebecois newcomer Xavier Dolan has given us a somewhat uneven film that demonstrates a great...
