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Ma mère

2004 · 112 min · Director: Christophe Honoré ★ IMDb 4.9 · 8,429 ratings

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After his father's death, a young man is introduced to a world of hedonism and depravity by his amoral mother.

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Ma mère (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Anxiety 25%, Melancholy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Melancholy. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Melancholy. Its IMDb rating of 4.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Tension
Sympathy
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 83 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness45 %20 %28 %30 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension49 %31 %39 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness59 %46 %46 %45 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Sadness63 %49 %48 %53 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Sympathy59 %48 %46 %50 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Disturbing64 %59 %50 %48 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Disturbing66 %63 %51 %40 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Disturbing60 %56 %44 %29 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Disturbing61 %56 %49 %29 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension64 %56 %56 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing63 %51 %48 %40 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Sympathy68 %52 %41 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Disturbing68 %58 %44 %44 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Sympathy56 %51 %44 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing53 %45 %41 %38 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Sympathy59 %48 %45 %44 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Disturbing68 %59 %54 %51 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Disturbing75 %71 %59 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Disturbing78 %77 %63 %48 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Oedipus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Louis Garrel

Pierre

JM
Jean-Baptiste Montagut

PD
Philippe Duclos

PD
Philippe Duclos

The Father

PT
Pascal Tokatlian

TH
Théo Hakola

TH
Théo Hakola

Ian

NL
Nuno Lopes

The Doctor

PF
Patrick Fanik

Eric

SE
Susi Egetenmeier

Woman in dunes

SJ
Sylvia Johnson

Woman of couple

Details

Directed by
Christophe Honoré
Written by
Christophe Honoré, Georges Bataille
Type
Movies
Released
2004
Runtime
112 min
Country
France, Spain, Austria
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.9 · 8,429 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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