SYNOPSIS

Based in the novel by Georges Bataille. 17 year-old Pierre vows blind love to his mother, who isn’t ready to handle what her sons projects onto her. Refusing to be loved for something she isn’t, she decides to break all mystery and reveal her true nature, a woman for whom immorality has become an addiction. Pierre is going to ask her to initiate him into debauchery and go all the way in this more and more dangerous game…

FILM DETAILS & FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Original title: MA MÈRE

2003 – 1h50 – Drama- France
With: Isabelle Huppert, Louis Garrel, Emma de Caunes, Joana Preiss

Toronto
European Film Awards

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