More explosively, Xavier Dolan’s Mommy (2014) uses a radical 1:1 aspect ratio to trap us inside the claustrophobic relationship between a volatile widowed mother, Diane, and her ADHD-afflicted son, Steve. Their love is volcanic—screaming, slapping, then collapsing into each other’s arms. Dolan shows us that sometimes the healthiest thing a mother can do is let her son go, even if it breaks her.
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