À ton image
Encyclopedia
À ton image is a 2004 French
film directed by Aruna Villiers. The story, based on the novel À ton image by Louise L. Lambrichs
, is about a couple whose desire for a child leads them onto dangerous ground.
) uses extreme cloning
methods to give birth to Manon (Audrey DeWilder), and is comforted by her obstetrician
husband Thomas (Christopher Lambert
). The child’s growth is abnormally rapid and she becomes the splitting image of her mother. Gradually, the relation between them evolves in an odd manner as Manon takes over her mother’s role in the family.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
film directed by Aruna Villiers. The story, based on the novel À ton image by Louise L. Lambrichs
Louise L. Lambrichs
Louise L. Lambrichs is a French novelist and essayist.Lambrichs was born into a family of writers in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine. Her father Georges Lambrichs was considered one of the greatest French-speaking editors of the second half of the 20th century...
, is about a couple whose desire for a child leads them onto dangerous ground.
Plot
In order to put a painful past and a terrible sense of guilt behind her, a sterile young woman named Mathilde (played by Nastassja KinskiNastassja Kinski
Nastassja Kinski is a German-born American-based actress who has appeared in more than 60 films. Her starring roles include her Golden Globe Award-winning portrayal of the title character in Tess and her roles in two erotic films , as well as parts in Wim Wenders' films The Wrong Move; Paris,...
) uses extreme cloning
Cloning
Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments , cells , or...
methods to give birth to Manon (Audrey DeWilder), and is comforted by her obstetrician
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
husband Thomas (Christopher Lambert
Christopher Lambert
Christophe Guy Denis "Christopher" Lambert is an American-born French actor who has appeared in French, European and American productions. He is best known for his role as Connor MacLeod, or simply "The Highlander", from the movie and subsequent movie franchise series of the same name...
). The child’s growth is abnormally rapid and she becomes the splitting image of her mother. Gradually, the relation between them evolves in an odd manner as Manon takes over her mother’s role in the family.