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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
15 | | Cast
Melvil Poupaud
Suzanne Clément
Nathalie Baye. | | Directors
Xavier Dolan. | | Screenwriters
Xavier Dolan. | | Running Time
168 minutes |
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Laurence Anyways
Classy Canadian drama
Plot
Laurence Alia (Poupaud) is an English professor with a steady job and a solid relationship with girlfriend Fred (Clement). Life seems settled until the day when he tells his nearest and dearest his plans to switch genders. Review
Montreal, 1987. Literature professor Laurence Alia (Melvil Poupaud) stuns his girlfriend (Suzanne Clément) by announcing that, at the age of 35, he intends to live the rest of his life as a woman. The aftermath forms the basis of writer-director Xavier Dolan’s emotionally honest film, which boasts a standout performance from Clément. As Laurence’s true self is set free, the stylised aspects become more pronounced, some that work as moments of pure cinema, others that resemble ’80s pop videos — especially as the soundtrack includes cuts by Duran Duran, Visage and The Cure.
Verdict
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.
Reviewed by David Hughes
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