✕ ✕
Turning tips into memories
Login
Signup

You have reached the limit of free articles.


To enjoy unlimited access to Culture Whisper sign up for FREE.
Find out more about Culture Whisper

Please fix the following input errors:

  • dummy

Each week, we send newsletters and communication featuring articles, our latest tickets invitations, and exclusive offers.

Occasional information about discounts, special offers and promotions.


OR
LOG IN

OR
  • LOG IN WITH FACEBOOK

Thanks for signing up to Culture Whisper.
Please check your inbox for a confirmation email and click the link to verify your account.



EXPLORE CULTURE WHISPER
✕ ✕
Turning tips into memories
Login
Signup

Please fix the following input errors:

  • dummy
Forgot your username or password?
Don't have an account? Sign Up

OR
  • LOG IN WITH FACEBOOK

If you click «Log in with Facebook» and are not a Culture Whisper user, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and to our Privacy Policy, which includes our Cookie Use

Support Us Login
  • Home
  • Going Out
    • Things to do
    • Food & Drink
    • Theatre
    • Visual Arts
    • Cinema
    • Kids
    • Festival
    • Gigs
    • Dance
    • Classical Music
    • Opera
    • Immersive
    • Talks
  • Staying In
    • TV
    • Books
    • Cook
    • Podcast
    • Design
    • Netflix
  • Life & Style
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Gifting
    • Wellbeing
    • Lifestyle
    • Shopping
    • Jewellery
  • Explore
  • Shopping
  • CW SHOPS
  • Support Us
  • Get Started
  • Tickets
  • CW SHOPS
Get the Best of London Life, Culture and Style
By entering my email I agree to the CultureWhisper Privacy Policy (we won`t share data & you can unsubscribe anytime).
Cinema

Mommy

On 18 Mar 15, Preview screening 8.30pm
20 Mar 15 – 01 May 15, 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Rising star director Xavier Dolan’s fourth feature ‘Mommy’ opens in UK on March 20th. 

By CW Contributor on 13/3/2015

Anne Dorval and Antoine Olivier Pilon in Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy'
Anne Dorval and Antoine Olivier Pilon in Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy'
Mommy Mommy Caroline Halstead
At the tender age of twenty five, Xavier Dolan is being hailed as one of the film world's most exciting new directors. Since his debut I Killed My Mother, the Quebecois director has divided critical opinion, alternately praised for ambition and decried for pretention, earning the enfant terrible sobriquet along the way.
Mommy, Dolan’s fourth feature film, opens on March 20th in UK cinemas, having premiered at last year’s Cannes Film Festival where it picked up the Jury Prize – impressive for a director  Praised for its vitality and maturity, the film tells the story of widowed Die, a single mother struggling to make ends meet and manage her highly strung, ADHD-suffering son Steve, and their painfully timid neighbour Kyla: as relationships develop in different ways, the film, we're told, a number of unexpected but powerful turns. 
Made with Dolan’s characteristic vigour, Mommy is billed as a film that refuses to shy away from chaos, and seeks to animate the difficulties and triumphs of human life. Dolan's distinctive directorial style has already built him a reputation for being 'the blue eyed boy of international film festivals': and here the young director seems to have reached his most refined.
Mommy effectively denotes Dolan's own sense of urgency in filmmaking – an urgency that doesn't stray throughout the intensely personal cinematic experience of watching one of his films. An enlivening narrative about contemporary struggles, Dolan's spirited direction means Mommy is already being praised as his best film yet, and a worthy competitor with its international counterparts. Worth getting excited for? We think so. 
Mommy review
Xavier Dolan’s Mommy is a complex Oedipal tale, but it wouldn’t be fair to reduce the feature to mere 'mommy issues'. 
Steve's behavioural issues and volatility cause plenty of tension, but also lead to touching moments and instances of comic relief. Their neighbour Kyla, who suffers from the aftermaths of an enigmatic trauma, comes into her own through her interaction with Steve and his mother, diffusing their often claustrophobic intimacy.
The unique 1:1 aspect-ratio of the film intensifies, rather than contains the drama, whilst the few scenes in which the crowded screen widens to allow characters (and audiences) to breathe a brief sigh of relief are remarkably powerful thanks to this contrast.
Dolan’s latest feature film comes highly commended – it was a Cannes favourite – though one that might have benefited from a slightly shorter runtime and more rounded characters. Nevertheless, Dolan's Mommy is an emotionally engaging, if challenging, film, and given Dolan's reception in the past Mommy will no doubt meet with more positive reviews on its UK release. ★★★★★ 




What Mommy
Where Institut Français, 17 Queensberry Place , London, SW7 2DT | MAP
Nearest tube South Kensington (underground)
When On 18 Mar 15, Preview screening 8.30pm
20 Mar 15 – 01 May 15, 7:00 PM – 12:00 AM
Price £12
Website Click here to go to the Ciné Lumière's website.



Most popular

Things to do in London this weekend: 3–5 February
Things to do in London this weekend: 3–5 February
Helena Bonham Carter in Nolly, ITVX (Photo: ITV)
What to watch on TV this week
London exhibitions on now — Peter Doig, Courtauld Gallery
Top 15 exhibitions on now in London

A little more...

  • What the critics say

    Mommy reviews

    GUARDIAN

    'It is another notable triumph for Dolan. Prodigies don't get much more prodigious than this.' 

    Peter Bradshaw

    THE A.V. CLUB

    'If it merits no other superlative, Mommy is unquestionably the most hyperactive movie of the year. It begins at a fever pitch and maintains that degree of in-your-face intensity for well over two hours, to either exhilarating or exhausting effect, depending on one’s tolerance level' 

    Mike D’Angelo

Sign up to CW’s newsletter
By entering my email I agree to the CultureWhisper Privacy Policy (we won`t share data & you can unsubscribe anytime).

Mommy tralier

We recommend nearby

  • Iddu

    A Sicilian cafe, Iddu dishes up its own healthy take on hearty, pasta favourites. Fashion mavens pick over its small, virtuous plates, and its gluten-free desserts will appeal to those wanting a lighter end to their meal.

    Culture Whisper is your ultimate guide to the newest, most exciting cafés, bars and restaurants in London and we are sure you will love Iddu!

    Read more...
    Book Map

Curzon Home Cinema

You might like

  • Amour Fou

    Amour Fou

  • Focus Film Festival 2015: for aspiring young film makers

    Focus Film Festival 2015: for aspiring young film makers

  • Kumiko the Treasure Hunter

    Kumiko the Treasure Hunter

  • White God

    White God



  • The Culture Whisper team
  • Support Us
  • Tickets
  • Contact us
  • Press
  • FAQ
  • Privacy
  • Terms and conditions
  • Cookies
  • Discover
  • Venues
  • Restaurants
  • Stations
  • Boroughs
Sign up to CW’s newsletter
By entering my email I agree to the CultureWhisper Privacy Policy (we won`t share data & you can unsubscribe anytime).
×