A winner at Cannes and Toronto festivals, this French-Canadian romance follows a decade-long relationship of love and lust between a...
A winner at Cannes and Toronto festivals, this French-Canadian romance follows a decade-long relationship of love and lust between a transsexual man and his female soulmate, as the pair face increasing hostility from friends and family. Produced by Gus Van Sant (Oscar-nominated director of Milk and Good Will Hunting), this is the third feature from Canada's multi-award-winning boy wonder, director Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother).
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84 %64 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %2,797 reviewsAudience score rating
"Fully immodest and intermittently astonishing."
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Variety
Variety"Forgive this film its marvelous moodiness-someone needs to go there once in a while."
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Time Out
Time Out"Dolan perfectly evokes the violating effect of a stranger's scrutiny and the imponderable depths of a lover's gaze."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Poupaud and Clement recite and smirk and shout the lines at each other, without ever seeming genuinely to care about the issues or the people."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Has the feel of a personal project that got away from Dolan, full of raw, rough-edged drama in desperate need of discipline and refinement."
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The Dissolve
The Dissolve"A sumptuously orchestrated love story."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"It's hard to imagine that the prodigiously gifted Dolan is still in his early twenties. This is another work of marvellous maturity and assurance."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineLaurence Anyways | Details
Award winner- Queen Palm and Un Certain Regard (Best Actress for Clément) winner at Cannes Film Festival 2012; Best Canadian Film at Toronto Film Festival 2012
- Rating
- MA15+,
- Runtime
- 168
- Genre
- Drama, Romance
- Country of origin
- Canada, France
