Laurence Anyways

Geneva Award: Xavier Dolan

Laurence Anyways


Xavier Dolan / France, Canada / 2012 / 168 min / Drama, Romance
French, English, Latin / Subtitles French

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With the critics waiting, if not lying in wait, Xavier Dolan returns with Laurence Anyways, a third movie in the form of a manifesto. At the age of 23, he dares everything: it’s ambitious, spectacular, intimate and lyrical, with a sense of maturity that leaves viewers rooted in their seats.

This movie’s genesis is a little chaotic. Actor Melvil Poupaud met Xavier Dolan for a small role which ultimately turned into the main one. The wicked Poupaud brought to life a flamboyant transgender character. Two 3-month periods of shooting separated by a long pause helped Dolan adjust and edit the movie, which features a couple’s life unfolding like a fresco from 1989 to 1999, where each love is unique. Provocative, ambitious and delicious!


Direction
Xavier Dolan
Scenario
Xavier Dolan
Image
Yves Bélanger
Editing
Xavier Dolan
Sound
François Grenon
Music
Noia
Production
Lyla Films (Lyse Lafontaine), Nathanaël Karmitz, Charles Gillibert
With
Melvil Poupaud, Monia Chokri, Nathalie Baye, Adele Jacques, Suzanne Clément
International sales
MK2 International Sales
Distribution
Filmcoopi (Felix Hächler)
Contact
Filmcoopi Zürich AG