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I Killed My Mother
"This year’s prodigy is undoubtedly Xavier Dolan, whose first feature, made before the child-actor-turned-auteur reached 20, has attracted endless hype since it became a Cannes sensation last year. But the hype is justified. It’s a fiery, funny picture of a teenage boy and his single mother bound together and defined by their intense dislike of each other. Teachers, our hero’s boyfriend and boyfriend’s totally preferable Bohemian mother are all drawn into the vortex. Superbly acted by the boy himself and actress Anne Dorval, Dolan’s crackling script strikes lightning bolts of recognition for audiences either side of the generation gap, while his energetic directorial style is wittily cribbed from Godard and Wong Kar-wai, ie the best. No mothers are actually killed. No sons either." (New Zealand International Film Festival 2010)
Starring Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément, Patricia Tulasne
Directed by Xavier Dolan ('Love, Imagined')
Written by Xavier Dolan
Festivals & Awards Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Toronto, Vancouver 2009; Rotterdam, New Directors/New Films 2010 Best Canadian Feature, Vancouver International Film Festival 2009 New Zealand International Film Festival 2010
World Cinema, Drama | 1hr 40mins | Origin: Canada | Language: French with English subtitles | Official Site »
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