Ma mère (2004)

Isabelle Huppert: Hélène

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• Hélène, the Mother : Your father is dead. I won't lie to you anymore. You must admit that I'm worse than him. I don't deserve your respect. What do you think I've been doing every afternoon all these years? Why were you raised by your grandmother? What did you imagine? Look at me, Pierre! I'm a bitch. A slut. No one respects me. Your father knew. He allowed it. If you really love me, then admit that I'm disgusting. I want you to love me for that. For the shame I inspire in you.

• Hélène, the Mother : Loving your mother isn't everything... nor being intelligent. Nor being handsome. Nor being frighteningly serious. Where will that take you if you ignore the joy of others?

• Hélène, the Mother : Even if we're thousands of kilometers apart. We must refuse together the world of those patiently waiting for death to enlighten them. We must turn our backs to them with pride.

• Pierre, the Son : My mother.

  Hélène, the Mother : My son. My beautiful son. My grown-up son.

• Réa : My tongue will dig around down there. It will clean your adorable shitty hole.

  Hélène, the Mother : What did you tell him?

  Réa : I can't wait to eat his filthy ass.

• Hélène, the Mother : The Turks are wonderful. Not like what people say. They're good. Nothing like the Spanish. They're the empty core of life. Living next to them is already stooping low.

• Hélène, the Mother : Your father was weak like you. Maybe now you know desire reduces us to weakness.

• Hélène, the Mother : The pleasure only begins the moment the worm is in the fruit.

• Hélène, the Mother : Wrong isn't what we're about to do. Wrong is wanting to survive it.