Palouse French Film Festival: I Killed My Mother

A celebration of recent French and Francophone cinema returns for a fifth edition this fall, under a new name but with the same mix of fascinating films and university-community conviviality that audiences have come to expect. The Palouse French Film Festival is presented once again through the combined efforts of the language departments at Washington State University and the University of Idaho, and the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre in Moscow. Every Tuesday evening in October, Moscow?s downtown theater will be presenting the 2014 Palouse Festival, made possible with the support of loyal partner units at UI and WSU, as well as The Wine Company of Moscow. Films will begin at 7:00 p.m. I Killed My Mother/J?ai tué ma mère Teenager Hubert haughtily regards his mother with contempt, and only sees her tacky sweaters and kitsch decorations. In addition to these irritating surface details, there is also his parent?s cherished mechanisms of manipulation and guilt. Confused by this love/hate relationship that obsesses him more and more each day, Hubert drifts through the mysteries of adolescence ? artistic discoveries, illicit experiences, the opening-up to friendship, and ostracism. The turbulent relationship between mother and son unfolds with a compelling combination of savage fury and melting affection. The stunning, semi-autobiographical directing debut of 20-year-old actor Xavier Dolan.