Me, Myself and Mum
A theatrical French comedy follows a sensitive young man disentangling his own identity from the role his formidable mother has assigned him.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- self deprecating
- tender
- lazy sunday
- lgbtq film night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a sweet, crowd-pleasing blend of comedy, tenderness, and cruelty, led by Guillaume Gallienne's acclaimed dual performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Guillaume Gallienne plays both Guillaume and his mother, Babou, making the protagonist's struggle with maternal projection visibly performative.
Guillaume is treated by his family as feminine and presumed gay while he struggles to understand whether he is a girl, homosexual, or simply himself.
The film derives from Guillaume Gallienne's autobiographical stage material and combines self-deprecation with painful recollection and direct theatricality.
Mrs. Gallienne's insistence on viewing Guillaume as fundamentally unlike her sons exerts the pernicious influence he must eventually escape.
Films like Me, Myself and Mum, and why
Tootsie
shared gender performance, identity exploration, theatrical comedy, and bittersweet family dynamics
All About My Mother
shared flamboyant self-invention, family tension, queer-adjacent identity themes, and colorful comic melodrama
The Birdcage
shared coming-of-age identity confusion, family pressure, emotional comedy, and unconventional self-discovery
Movie Details
- Director
- Guillaume Gallienne
- Release Date
- 2013-11-20
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (711)
Cast
- Guillaume Gallienne
- Françoise Fabian
- André Marcon
- Diane Kruger
- Nanou Garcia
- Götz Otto
- Brigitte Catillon
- Reda Kateb
- Carole Brenner
- Charlie Anson
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Me, Myself and Mum about?
- A theatrical French comedy follows a sensitive young man disentangling his own identity from the role his formidable mother has assigned him.
- What is Me, Myself and Mum like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Me, Myself and Mum as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Me, Myself and Mum violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Me, Myself and Mum.
- What did critics think of Me, Myself and Mum?
- Critics broadly found the film a sweet, crowd-pleasing blend of comedy, tenderness, and cruelty, led by Guillaume Gallienne's acclaimed dual performance.
- Which films are like Me, Myself and Mum?
- Films with a similar feel include Tootsie, All About My Mother, and The Birdcage.
- How long is Me, Myself and Mum?
- Me, Myself and Mum runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Me, Myself and Mum?
- In United States, Me, Myself and Mum is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store.
