The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
English / Subtitles French
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For its closing ceremony, GIFF will have the immense privilege of screening for the first time in Switzerland The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. Never seen before, due to the absence of an American release, the movie reaches a level of lyricism that borders on the sublime. Prophetic and visionary, all the way to its title.
Closing night in partnership with TV5MONDE
At the Toronto Festival before the movie’s world premiere, Xavier Dolan chose to read a letter he’d written to his idol Leonardo DiCaprio when he was 8, which had remained unanswered. This is the starting point for this English-speaking movie, a true declaration of love to cinema, because nothing is as important, “because I’m worried I’ll die young without having the time to express all I have to say, and especially without loving and being loved in return.”