Mon Fils à Moi (translates approximately as my son belongs to me). France 2006. French dialogue; no subtitles.
English subtitles have never been made for this film because it has never been released in English-speaking countries.
Don't expect any explicit sex. But the question remains. Is the mother's reaction to his growing up and interest in a girl of his own age due to sexual jealousy? Was there a kind of incestuous relationship that she does not want to end? Watch the clip and you will see what I mean.
From IMDb.
Julien and his mum care for each other very much. But Julien has committed a deadly sin: he is growing into a teenager! Worse, he has found himself a girlfriend of his age. "Mummy" is not going to tolerate such an ignominy. Julien is HER baby and will remain HERS for ever, encouraged in her "crusade" by her bovine husband and barely thwarted by the more courageous interventions of Suzanne, Julien's sympathetic big sister.
From one reviwer on IMDb.
Diabolique, vraiment diabolique!
Turning the page from childhood into adolescence, Julien seems to be a very happy child with lots of things to do. A straight 20 (that's A) student, a football player in the team that is preparing its next championship, a dedicated pupil of his own granny who teaches him piano and loves him dearly; a happy child starting a relationship with a girl at school.
With passionate and memorable performances of all the cast, definitely Nathalie Baye leads the pack with a terrific impersonation of Julien's mother. A pity this time Olivier Gourmet had a small but very effective role as the father. Marie Kremer as Julien's sister is fantastic, but Victor Sévaux as Julien is one of the best roles played by a child I've ever seen. He reminded me the amazing character of Ken Loach's "Kes" or the powerful performance of Christian Bale in "The Empire of the Sun", or, maybe closer in time, Juanjo Ballesta in "El Bola", a film that deals with the subject matter of Mon Fils à Moi.
The script is written in the same vein as some of the Dardenne's brothers films: fast cuts into expressions that tell even the text in the mind of the characters. Mme. Baye's character is mesmerising, to say the least. One difficult role to play as a deranged over-protecting mother that relies in her power to determine her son's fate. Absolutely diabolical and very disturbing.
This is a film that has the power of moving every fibre in your mind and heart, even physically. There is one scene of incredible tension that leads to the not so expected end where you will feel how your heart-rate increases dramatically.
Shot with lots of natural light and intelligent camera angles and movements, it never lets you go. A beautiful, difficult to watch film that will stay with you for a long time... and I mean it, it's just too hard to see when love is turned into slavery and that slavery is justified as love.
These are the kind of films that have a brave approach to difficult subjects and give you the opportunity to discuss it many times.
Trailer.
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Clip. The picture shown above is from this clip. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE CLIP EXACTLY EVEN IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANY FRENCH. WATCH IT AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT I MEAN.
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