A twisted, Bitter, messed up film that speaks for his self...
I was not sure what to expect when watching the film as it was recommended by friends..... ( I would only recommend this film to anyone who is open minded) its a French film with English subtitles.....
A story about a family ... Read review
When 17 year-old Pierre (Louis Garrel - The Dreamers) heads off to spend the summer ... more
holidays with his parents on the Canary Islands, a series of dramatic events throws his world into chaos and leaves his life changed forever.With the tragic death of hi...
17 year old Pierre heads off to spend his summer holidays on the Canary Islands with his ... more
parents. However when his father is killed in a car accident the grieving Pierre is left alone with his prostitute mother (Huppert) who along with her partners ...
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17 year old Pierre heads off to spend hissummer holidays on the Canary Islands with his ... more
parents. However,when his father is killed in a car accident, the grieving Pierre isleft alone with his prostitute mother (Huppert) who, along with herpartners in crime Rea (Preiss) and Hansi (de Caunes), inducts herson into a world of sexual transgression, illicit desire andtaboo-busting libertinism. Christophe Honore handles this headyphilosophical blend of eroticism, spiritualism and morbidity with abold stylistic vigour, masterfully adapting George Bataille'sviolent, magnificent and scandalous 1966 novel. Special Features: Alternative ending edited by directorChristophe Honore Deleted Scene Interview with Christophe Honore with footageand photographs Interview with actress Emma Da Caunes Theatrical trailer
Devastated at having to leave the wondrous hills of Provence where his family had spent ... more
the summer Marcel is elated when they return for Christmas and then Easter. Before long they are heading for their rural retreat every weekend and the long journey there soon brings its own adventure... As Marcel's affectionate reminiscences draw to a close we are left with a wonderfully poignant conclusion to these classics of modern French cinema.
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Le Chateau de Ma Mere:In this sequel to La Gloire de Mon Pere, writer Marcel Pagnol's ... more
memoirs of childhood continue to captivate.Devasted at having to leave his wondrous hills of Provence, where his family had spent the summer, Marcel is elated when they return for Christmas and then Easter. Before long they are heading for their rural retreat every weekend, and the long journey there soon brings its own adventure.As Marcel's affectionate reminiscences draw to a close, we are left with a wonderfully poignant conclusion to these classics of modern French cinema.
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A twisted, Bitter, messed up film that speaks for his self...
I was not sure what to expect when watching the film as it was recommended by friends..... ( I would only recommend this film to anyone who is open minded) its a French film with English subtitles.....
A story about a family who move to Gran Canaria from France,
A Dominant mother, an older shy very strange father, a young messed up daughter, ... ...on a trip to France then a lot of secrets come out about the mother... she was raped by the father when she was 13 and stayed with him for the rest of his life.. she is a whore and a pimp and has a female companion / work buddy who she gets to seduce her son, there are many sex scenes involving orgies where the boy and the mother are in the same room...
A twisted, Bitter, messed up film that speaks for his self...
I was not sure what to expect when watching the film as it was recommended by friends..... ( I would only recommend this film to anyone who is open minded) its a French film with English subtitles.....
A story about a family who move to Gran Canaria from France,
A Dominant mother, an older shy very strange father, a young messed up daughter, and a very confused son..
Dad dies on a trip to France then a lot of secrets come out about the mother... she was raped by the father when she was 13 and stayed with him for the rest of his life.. she is a whore and a pimp and has a female companion / work buddy who she gets to seduce her son, there are many sex scenes involving orgies where the boy and the mother are in the same room...
Boy becomes obsessed in mother!
the plot is a bit weird and their is alternative endings just to add to the trauma of how many ways they could end this film
a film about torture, obsession, sex, incest, abuse, and love
I watched it because I was intrigued, however I was very disturbed on some scenes.. there is a lot of affection and sorrow between the mother and the son, however it is the son who is the most confused.
I have never come across a film so strange but felt there was a good message being described in the film, for a film that came highly recommended to me I was very surprised.
there is not allot of visual with the daughter of the family as she is in a few scenes with an older guy who she doesn't want to be with.
the father who dies in the film is like the stepping stone for the film, as the way he treated his wife, and the way he spied on his kids when they were growing up kind of leaves you not surprised.!!
the main guy (the boy) also finds love in the film but he still left very confused as the girl in question has done slavery and torture sex with other people by beating people almost to death, so the boy get's her to prove it... as she tortures her best friend..
The mother seems to wise up and leave the boy to get on and have a normal life because believes the obsession has gone too far
The ending is really weird!! (Didn't expect anything else)
After all that's happened in the film, the deaths, the incest, the seductions, the abuse, the torture, the sex and the slavery the mother decides to come back and and say to her son that she is ready to go all the way with him..
The film ends with a funeral and a drama its quite funny however even more disturbing then anything I saw in the film
Translating as 'My Mothers Castle', the film 'Le Chateau de MaMere', made in 1990, is the second film adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's childhood memoirs set in early 20th century France. It would be best to first watch the preceding film 'La Gloire de Mon Pere' which sets the scene and characterisations but it is not essential. In fact, if you had a choice which of the two films to watch I would recommend this one above the other. Where as 'La Gloire de Mon Pere' is a charming but plodding film the pace of 'Le Chateau de MaMere' is faster paced with a more involving plot.
~Who was Marcel Pagnol?~
For those of you not familiar (and who have not read my previous 'La Gloire de Mon Pere' review), Marcel Pagnol was a French film maker and novelist born in 1895. You may best know him as the author of 'L'eau de Collines' which was ...
Advantages: Charming family film, beautiful cinematography and music score, gentle humour. Disadvantages: Rose tinted nostalgia, no real plot, no extras, subtitles cannot be turned off!
'My Fathers Glory' (to give the English translation) is the 1990 adaptation of Marcel Pagnol's 1957 memoir of the same name detailing his childhood years. The info on the Ciao link regarding this dvd is incorrect in stating it is about Marcels friendship with a girl, that actually refers to 'le Chateau de MaMere' which is the sequel to this film, and continues where this film leaves off.
~Who was Marcel Pagnol?~
For those of you who are not familiar he was a French film maker and author of (among others) 'L'eau des Collines' which you may better know in it's 1980's film adaption form as 'Jean de Florette' and 'Manon des Souces' starring Gerard Depardieu and Yves Montand. Without going too much into the plot of these films they were about a town gentleman moving to Provence in the early part of the 20th century and his struggle ...
Seventeen year old Pierre is initiated into a life of debauchery by his mother, Helene, with whom he is in love with. Based on the unfinished novel of Georges Bataille.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT; MOMENTUM PICTURES
Release date
25/04/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
REVD 1854
Barcode
5060018488479
Author
Georges Bataille
Languages
Main Language
French
Technical information
Special Features
Interview With Director Christophe Honore, Alternate Ending, Deleted Scene, Theatrical Trailer
Professional reviews
Review
Huppert is absolutely compelling and unnerving (The Independent, )
DVD Description
Adapted from the provocative novel by transgressive postmodern intellectual and author Georges Bataille, MA MERE is set in the visually lush and spiritually empty tourist trap of the Canary Islands. Louis Garrel, projecting the same European sultriness that was perfectly suited to Bertolucci's more warmly erotic film THE DREAMERS, plays Pierre, a sulking and antisocial teenager, willfully indifferent to being on summer vacation with his parents. When his wayward father suddenly dies, his mother Helene (Isabelle Huppert), forces him into her universe of illicit sex--a simultaneously ugly and playful realm inhabited by Gallic sophisticates engaging in orgies and bondage. Pierre, a devout Catholic, is resistant at first--to the point of Catholic guilt-induced attacks of sobbing and hyperventilation. But after fulfilling experiences with Helene's male and female playmates, Pierre obsessively pursues the sexual attention of his own mother, and a disturbing quest toward consummation of the attraction between mere and fils is undertaken. Star Isabelle Huppert's role as Helene is a perfect follow-up to her award-winning turn in the equally shocking LA PIANISTE, which featured the French fatale engaging in illicit acts with both a young male student and her own controlling, elderly mother. With her just barely constrained and visibly volatile sexual energy, the actress has become known as the "go-to girl" for roles that transcend sexual and social taboos and explore the dark and violent side of erotic desire. Her overpowering presence in MA MERE, as all great performances do, make the viewer wonder just how blurry the boundaries between actress and role have become.
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