Me, Myself and Mum
Thespian Guillaume Gallienne (a member of France's prestigious state theatre, Comédie-Française) adapts his own one-man show in this flamboyant comedy confessional. He explores his upbringing, his relationship with his mother (also played by Gallienne, in drag), and the eventual embracing of his inner heterosexual after he was raised like a daughter and assumed gay. Winner of the "Art Cinema Award" (C.I.C.A.E. Award) at Cannes 2013.
- Director:
- Guillaume Gallienne (feature debut)
- Writer:
- Guillaume Gallienne
- Cast:
- Guillaume GallienneAndré MarconFrançoise FabianNanou GarciaDiane KrugerReda KatebGötz Otto
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksComedy, it’s a funny thing. It tickles you, or it doesn’t. Whether you still find Woody Allen funny, or think Adam Sandler’s the bomb, funny is about as subjective as choosing your favourite chocolate in the box. Hell, somebody must like Turkish delight…
NOT an American comedy !!! and so glad it isn't !
Ah, laughter! As subjective as taste or desire. There is something indisputable and instinctual in laughter that goes beyond thinking or aesthetic criteria. For me, Gallienne successfully unites laughter and emotion, progressiveness and universality, and brings the margin to the centre by addressing serious issues lightly. Adapting his one-man stage play...
Variety
pressOffers a playful twist on the typical coming-out narrative, in which an effeminate young man is the last to realize what everyone around him has already decided.
Total Film
pressConsider the language barrier smashed, because this one translates charmingly.
Screen Daily
pressA cheerful and inventive comic confessional about Gallienne’s upbringing and his relations with his mother.
Little White Lies
pressA light-hearted film with no interest in giving weight to the judgement Guillaume faces for his antics.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTurns sexual anguish and family friction into charming confessional comedy.
Flicks, Adam Fresco
flicksComedy, it’s a funny thing. It tickles you, or it doesn’t. Whether you still find Woody Allen funny, or think Adam Sandler’s the bomb, funny is about as subjective as choosing your favourite chocolate in the box. Hell, somebody must like Turkish delight…
Variety
pressOffers a playful twist on the typical coming-out narrative, in which an effeminate young man is the last to realize what everyone around him has already decided.
Total Film
pressConsider the language barrier smashed, because this one translates charmingly.
Screen Daily
pressA cheerful and inventive comic confessional about Gallienne’s upbringing and his relations with his mother.
Little White Lies
pressA light-hearted film with no interest in giving weight to the judgement Guillaume faces for his antics.
Hollywood Reporter
pressTurns sexual anguish and family friction into charming confessional comedy.
NOT an American comedy !!! and so glad it isn't !
Ah, laughter! As subjective as taste or desire. There is something indisputable and instinctual in laughter that goes beyond thinking or aesthetic criteria. For me, Gallienne successfully unites laughter and emotion, progressiveness and universality, and brings the margin to the centre by addressing serious issues lightly. Adapting his one-man stage...
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