The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

Geneva Award: Xavier Dolan

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan


Swiss Premiere
Xavier Dolan / United Kingdom, Canada / 2018 / 123 min / Drama
English / Subtitles French

Tickets

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In the presence of:
   - Xavier Dolan and Nancy Grant the 9 November 2019 - 20:15
   - Xavier Dolan and Nancy Grant the 10 November 2019 - 14:30

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.”


Direction
Xavier Dolan
Scenario
Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney
Image
André Turpin
Editing
Xavier Dolan, Mathieu Denis
Sound
Sylvain Brassard
Music
Gabriel Yared
Production
Lyla Films (Lyse Lafontaine), Sons of Manual (Xavier Dolan), KNM (Michel Merkt), Metafilms (Nancy Grant), Joe Iacono
With
Kit Harington, Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Thandie Newton, Ben Schnetzer
International sales
Seville International
Distribution
Ascot Elite (Karin Dietrich)
Contact
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group