Fresh
Sophie Cattani as Julie takes us with her over several borders, and Vincent Rottiers as the latter-day Thomas is complete in his inchoate anger at fate.
Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive
2009 · 1h 30m · Not Rated
Drama
Directed by
Claude Miller
,
Nathan Miller
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I’m Glad My Mother Is Alive
Overview
Now a taciturn adult, an adoptee finds his biological mother and strikes up a relationship fraught with tension and emotion.
Director and cast
- Claude Miller Director
- Nathan Miller Director
- Sophie Cattani as Julie Martino
- Christine Citti as Annie Jouvet
- Yves Verhoeven as Yves Jouvet
- Maxime Renard as Thomas (12 years)
- Olivier Gueritée as Patrick / François (17 years)
- Ludo Harley as Patrick / François (9 years)
- Gabin Lefebvre as Tommy (4 years)
- Quentin Gonzalez as Frédéric
- Samir Guesmi as The employer
- Sabrina Ouazani as The cashier of cinema
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The narrative easily goes back and forth in time; despite its Oedipal subtext, it avoids exploitation. Stellar performances by Rottiers and Cattani help keep the movie on track.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Fresh
Miller gets points for using a bit of narrative sketchiness to good effect...
Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News
Fresh
One of the film's strengths is its detached, even-handed view of someone whose turbulence and fits of rage are ultimately inexplicable, as is often the case in real life.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
Rottiers is excellent at embodying someone who projects vulnerability most when he's attempting strength, and who continually, heartbreakingly searches his mother for signs of attachment or regrets that fail to surface.
Alison Willmore, AV Club
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