Product Description

Challengingly stylish and original, Ma Mre is the story of Hlne (Isabelle Huppert), cool and in charge, her husband, and her teenage son Pierre (Louis Garrel), a pious Catholic boy back from boarding school. As Hlne confesses to her son about his father's infidelity, they hear he has been tragically killed in a car crash. This news sets in motion a wild series of parties involving drugs, alcohol and sex-filled nights out with Hlne and her female lover. Inexplicably, she pulls her son into her sordid lifestyle. When she mysteriously goes away, her son is left in the care of her mistress Ra (Joana Preiss) and Hansi (Emma de Caunes), an icy blonde sadist with whom he falls in love.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #118312 in DVD
• Released on: 2005-10-18
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Formats: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Customer Reviews

Interesting Study
I found this movie very interesting. It reminded me of Michael Haneke(see The Piano Teacher) in the way it uses aspects of human sexuality and psychology that are generally percieved as being aberrant or taboo and presented them to the audiences in an unbridled, no holds barred fashion. It used peoples own insecurities to provoke a powerful response that was ultimately satisfying and thought provoking. The only drawback that I could find was that I felt the movie did not explore the issues that it presented deeply enough-the oedipal conflict, incestuous desires, and the taboo versus the accepted. Also, the film was something of a coming of age flick, which was interesting. It was just more of a study and less of a complete, fully realized work of art. If you are into indie french erotic films, then this is the place to go.

Don't bother
Total waste of time. Tedious and pretentious in the extreme and ultimately disgusting. This film is a good example of why French cinema has such a bad reputation in America.