In Mom's Head (La tête de maman) (2007)
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31% of users liked it
(105 ratings)
First-time director Carine Tardieu's gentle and evocative coming-of-ager La Tête de Maman concerns Lulu (Chloë Couloud), an adolescent girl whose mother (Karin Viard) sits perpetually on the brink of illness and radiates unhappiness; she is resolutely unhappy with her husband, unhappy with the… More First-time director Carine Tardieu's gentle and evocative coming-of-ager La Tête de Maman concerns Lulu (Chloë Couloud), an adolescent girl whose mother (Karin Viard) sits perpetually on the brink of illness and radiates unhappiness; she is resolutely unhappy with her husband, unhappy with the present state of her life. Concerned about her mom's emotional condition, Lulu discovers an old photograph that suggests the source of her dissatisfaction: a love affair gone sour with a young man who abandoned her, several years before Lulu's birth. To win back her mother's "smile," Lulu sets out to locate her mom's old boyfriend - now a middle-aged veterinarian - and bring him back to her mother's side. She also discovers, over the course of this mission, that her mom is now suffering from a terminal illness and sits at death's door. The character of Lulu narrates throughout, and periodically defers, in the midst of dilemmas, to her heroine, the model-turned-actress Jane Birkin (who appears from time to time, playing herself). ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Directed By
- Carine Tardieu
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 25, 2007 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net
Seduces with a surprisingly dense narrative and a decidedly French take on the role of extramarital affairs and everyone's undeniable right to happiness.
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Cast
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Karin Viard
as Juliette
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Chloé Coulloud
as Lulu
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Kad Merad
as Jacques
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Pascal Elbé
as Antoine
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Jane Birkin
as Jane
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Sarah Cohen-Hadria
as Clara
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Arthur Ligerot
as Simon
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Suzy Falk
as Mamie
