Les dents de ma mère

A brief, strange, darkly funny jolt that turns family intimacy into something unsettling and absurd.

Directed by

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

Overview

Paulette, Jean-Christophe's mother, talks too much; after ten years of struggle Jean-Christophe notices that Paulette talks less, but one night he sees his mother's dentures in a tooth glass. Kind friends explain to him that Paulette has passed from the oral stage to the sadistic oral stage. The mother shows her teeth, I love you, I crunch you, it's sure death...

How it feels

Absurd, dark, satirical and eerie. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Family, parenthood, madness, identity

Content

Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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