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Blame It on Mum

2009 · 100 min

A brittle, talky family drama where polite facades crack into secrets and recriminations, watched with a mix of wry amusement and discomfort.

Directed by
Cécile Telerman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mathilde Seigner, Pascal Elbé, Olivier Marchal
Overview
An upper-class family's dysfunctional harmony collapses when their daughter begins an affair with a cynical cop who unearths a long-buried secret.

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Directed by
Cécile Telerman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Mathilde Seigner, Pascal Elbé, Olivier Marchal
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • betrayal
    • deception
    • class
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour4
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Cécile Telerman
    Written by
    Cécile Telerman, Jérôme Soubeyrand
    Starring
    Mathilde Seigner, Pascal Elbé, Olivier Marchal, Charlotte Rampling, Patrick Chesnais, Sophie Cattani, Gwendoline Hamon
    Music
    Jacques Davidovici
    Cinematography
    Robert Alazraki
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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