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Aden does not eat his mother's body. The film's notable act of cannibalism occurmisattributed-action

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The specific method of 'strangling/suffocating' is not definitively supported byunverifiable-claim

#Q ORIGINAL QUESTION

Does Aden kill his mother in I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse?

#M ANNOTATED LLM RESPONSE

Yes, in Fernando Arrabal’s 1973 surrealist film I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (J'irai comme un cheval fou), the protagonist Aden does kill his mother, Madame Rey.

The film explores a transgressive, grotesque, and literalized version of the Oedipus complex. Here are the specific details regarding the act:

The Act of Murder and Cannibalism: Aden kills his mother by strangling/suffocating her. However, the most famous and shocking detail of the crime is that he subsequently eats her body. This act is presented as a ritualistic, desperate attempt to achieve total union with her or to "re-incorporate" himself into her, reflecting the film's themes of repressed trauma and religious obsession.
The Narrative Frame: The movie begins with Aden fleeing into the desert to escape the police, who are hunting him for the murder. He meets the "noble savage" character Marvel in the desert, and much of the film consists of Aden reflecting on his life in the city and his suffocating relationship with his mother through surreal flashbacks.
The Motive: The relationship is depicted as highly dysfunctional, abusive, and sexually charged. The murder is the culmination of Aden's inability to reconcile his desire for independence with his mother's overbearing and physically repulsive presence.
The Ending Parallel: The film ends with a thematic "rhyme" to this act. After Aden dies, his friend Marvel—who represents a pure, uncorrupted spirit—consumes Aden’s body in a similar ritualistic fashion. This mirrors Aden’s consumption of his mother but transforms the act from one of traumatic pathology into one of spiritual transcendence and love.
(Note: This summary was generated by Gemini 3.0 Flash)

#F CORRECTION FEED (CLICK TO SEARCH)

[1] Aden is pursued by police for the murder and confesses to it in some scenes, though the surreal nature of the film leaves some ambiguity about the objective reality of the event.

[2] The specific method of 'strangling/suffocating' is not definitively supported by available detailed summaries, which mention an axe in flashbacks or 'mysterious circumstances'.

[3] Aden does not eat his mother's body. The film's notable act of cannibalism occurs at the end when Marvel eats Aden. The AI has fabricated this detail, likely conflating it with the ending.

[4] Since Aden did not eat his mother, there is no 'mirroring' or 'rhyme' between the two acts. The ending stands as a singular act of consumption.

#O MISSED POINTS & OVERSIGHTS

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Marvel eats Aden at the end

The AI actually included this, but used it to support a false comparison. The fact itself is correct, but the context was manipulated.

#C RELATED QUERIES

#01 Does Marvel eat Aden at the end of I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse?

#02 What is the ending of J'irai comme un cheval fou?

#03 Plot summary of I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse

#S SOURCES

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#R ORIGINAL AI RESPONSE

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Yes, in Fernando Arrabal’s 1973 surrealist film *I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse* (*J'irai comme un cheval fou*), the protagonist **Aden does kill his mother**, Madame Rey. The film explores a transgressive, grotesque, and literalized version of the Oedipus complex. Here are the specific details regarding the act: * **The Act of Murder and Cannibalism:** Aden kills his mother by strangling/suffocating her. However, the most famous and shocking detail of the crime is that he subsequently **eats her body**. This act is presented as a ritualistic, desperate attempt to achieve total union with her or to "re-incorporate" himself into her, reflecting the film's themes of repressed trauma and religious obsession. * **The Narrative Frame:** The movie begins with Aden fleeing into the desert to escape the police, who are hunting him for the murder. He meets the "noble savage" character Marvel in the desert, and much of the film consists of Aden reflecting on his life in the city and his suffocating relationship with his mother through surreal flashbacks. * **The Motive:** The relationship is depicted as highly dysfunctional, abusive, and sexually charged. The murder is the culmination of Aden's inability to reconcile his desire for independence with his mother's overbearing and physically repulsive presence. * **The Ending Parallel:** The film ends with a thematic "rhyme" to this act. After Aden dies, his friend Marvel—who represents a pure, uncorrupted spirit—consumes Aden’s body in a similar ritualistic fashion. This mirrors Aden’s consumption of his mother but transforms the act from one of traumatic pathology into one of spiritual transcendence and love. (Note: This summary was generated by Gemini 3.0 Flash)

#A DIRECT ANSWER (VERIFIED ANALYSIS)

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In Fernando Arrabal's I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse, Aden is accused of killing his mother (and likely did, though the film is surreal), but he does not eat her body. The film's famous act of cannibalism occurs at the end, when the hermit Marvel eats Aden's body after Aden dies, fulfilling a request to achieve spiritual union. The AI's claim that Aden eats his mother is a hallucination that incorrectly doubles the film's ending event.

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