Date
Hour
Place
08/08/2015
20:15
THE SILVER STAR CINEMA
Mommy
reż|dir Xavier Dolan | CA | 2014 | 139 min
prod|pro Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan scen|wr Xavier Dolan zdj|ph Andre Turpin muz|mus Noia mon|ed Xavier Dolan ob|cast Anne Dorval, Suzanne Clement, Antoine-Olivier Pilon dys|dis Solopan
DESCRIPTION
A widow is raising her aggressive son by herself. The boy is fifteen and suffers from ADHD. Together they struggle to make ends meet and face different problems. One day, Kyla, a mysterious neighbour from across the road, enters their life. The girl brings some hope for a better future to the family of two. Similarly to his debut, Dolan tells the story of a mother-son relationship. The director himself notes, however, that if we consider the story's tone, acting, and cinematography, we will realise just how far apart the two films are. Thankfully, Dolan hasn't lost a bit of his musical taste; the 90s' pop classics featured in “Mommy” will probably return to your playlists once again.
AWARDS
2014 IFF in Cannes – Jury Prize (split with Jean-Luc Godard), Palme d'Or nomination2014 Camerimage – Bronze Frog (André Turpin)
2015 IFF in Palm Springs – FIPRESCI Prize for Best Actress in a Foreign Language Film (Anne Dorval)
DIRECTOR
Xavier Dolan (1989) French-Canadian director and screenwriter. Edits his own films and acts in them. Hailed as a cinematic prodigy, at 20 he left Cannes with awards for his debut. Dolan's films feature intense, emotional acting, attention to visual details, and a directorial ease of tackling psychologically complicated topics.FILMOGRAPHY
2014 Mama | Mommy2013 Tom | Tom à la ferme | Tom at the Farm
2012 Na zawsze Laurence | Laurence Anyways
2010 Wyśnione miłości | Amours imaginaires, Les | Heartbeats
2009 Zabiłem moją matkę | J'ai tué ma mère | I Killed My Mother
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