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Metascore
35 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 19 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 94 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: A disturbing relationship develops between an attractive widow (Huppert) and her teenage son (Garrel).

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 19
  3. Negative: 7 out of 19
  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    63
    Ma Mere, with its sun-drenched sense of dread and band of reckless, unlikable characters, isn't very good, but that doesn't stop the actors -- especially the intrepid Huppert -- from going all the way.
  2. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    50
    Based on a novel by French provocateur Georges Bataille, an important thinker whose fiction rarely translates into good cinema.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Jessica Reaves
    38
    If you are at all squeamish about incest and/or prefer sex scenes without violent undertones, you should avoid this movie.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6
  1. PrudenceK.
    10
    Louis Garrel and Isabelle Huppert both deserve Oscar for their chilling performances! Incredible film. The best film I've ever seen of all time. … Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Rob
    6
    This movie fails on almost every level except for 2 heavily important ones: the acting, and the depiction of how one wreckles soul can destroy the lives and steal the innocence of everybody she comes into contact with.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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