Set in the 1980s and 1990s, a man tries to salvage his relationship with his fiancée after revealing to her his aspirations of becoming a woman. This is the story of a wild and unusual love.
Cast
Production
| Director: | Xavier Dolan |
| Producer: | Charles Gillibert (producer) |
| Nathanaël Karmitz (producer) | |
| Lyse Lafontaine (producer) | |
| Carole Mondello (line producer) | |
| Rémi Burah (co-producer) | |
| Gus Van Sant (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Xavier Dolan (written by) |
Reviews for Laurence Anyways
TotalFilm.com
A move you might imagine Pedro Almodóvar making in his early days, Xavier Dolan’s third feature is a Montreal melodrama with its heart on its sleeve.
Read review26 Nov 2012
Empire
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.
Shadows on the Wall
With each feature, 23-year-old Dolan gets more ambitious. This third time out, the unusually gifted filmmaker pushes things just over the edge into self-parody, but still tells a powerfully provocative story with a strong emotional undercurrent.
Read review18 Sep 2012
The Sydney Morning Herald
THE writer-director Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats) has swiftly built a reputation as a bold, young visionary of French-Canadian cinema. His new epic romance spans a decade (the 1990s) and runs well over 2½ hours, and I have to admit I found it wearisome in...
Read review17 Jan 2013
External Links
| www.laurenceanyways.ca | |
| IMDb.com, Inc.: | www.imdb.com/title/tt1650048/ |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | www.rottentomatoes.com/m/laurence_anyways/ |
| Wikipedia: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Anyways |
Reviews for Laurence Anyways
TotalFilm.com
A move you might imagine Pedro Almodóvar making in his early days, Xavier Dolan’s third feature is a Montreal melodrama with its heart on its sleeve.
Read review26 Nov 2012
Empire
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.
Shadows on the Wall
With each feature, 23-year-old Dolan gets more ambitious. This third time out, the unusually gifted filmmaker pushes things just over the edge into self-parody, but still tells a powerfully provocative story with a strong emotional undercurrent.
Read review18 Sep 2012
The Sydney Morning Herald
THE writer-director Xavier Dolan (Heartbeats) has swiftly built a reputation as a bold, young visionary of French-Canadian cinema. His new epic romance spans a decade (the 1990s) and runs well over 2½ hours, and I have to admit I found it wearisome in...
Read review17 Jan 2013
Cast
| Melvil Poupaud | ... | Laurence Alia |
| Suzanne Clément | ... | Fred Belair |
| Nathalie Baye | ... | Julienne Alia |
| Monia Chokri | ... | Stéfanie Belair | |
| Susan Almgren | ... | La journaliste | |
| Yves Jacques | ... | Michel Lafortune |
| Sophie Faucher | ... | Andrée Belair |
| Magalie Lépine Blondeau | ... | Charlotte | |
| David Savard | ... | Albert | |
| Catherine Bégin | ... | Mamy Rose | |
| Emmanuel Schwartz | ... | Baby Rose | |
| Perrette Souplex | ... | Tatie Rose | |
| Patricia Tulasne | ... | Shookie Rose | |
| Monique Spaziani | ... | Francine | |
| Kevin Desmarescaux | ... | CEGEP étudiant | |
| Denise Filiatrault | ... | Gérante de la crêperie | |
| Mario Geoffrey | ... | Camionneur | |
| Gilles Renaud | ... | Président du conseil | |
| Violette Chauveau | ... | Élise Voïlinsky | |
 | Mylène Jampanoï | ... | Fanny |
 | Jacob Tierney | ... | Alexandre |
| Patrice Coquereau | ... | Secrétaire du conseil | |
| Anne-Élisabeth Bossé | ... | Mélanie | |
| Anne Dorval | ... | Marthe Delteuil | |
| Pierre Chagnon | ... | Yves Voïnitski | |
| Éric Bruneau | ... | Mathieu | |
| Alexis Lefebvre | ... | Simon Deltreuil | |
| Denys Paris | ... | Roland Bertrand | |
| Vincent Davy | ... | Pierre Alia | |
| Vincent Plouffe | ... | Léo | |
| Manuel Tadros | ... | Propriétaire arabe | |
| Alexandre Goyette | ... | Marco de Bellefeuille | |
| Antoine-Olivier Pilon | ... | Jeune adolescent | |
| Bronwen Mantel | ... | Antiquaire | |
| Yvette Thuot | ... | Tante d'Albert | |
| Jeanne Gionnet-Lavigne | ... | Étudiante | |
| Claude Gasse | ... | Commis du supermarché | |
| Clément Deschênes | ... | Barman à l'elle au Noir | |
| Mark Lambert | ... | Barman | |
| Francois Sasseville | ... | Homme académique |
Production
| Director: | Xavier Dolan |
| Producer: | Charles Gillibert (producer) |
| Nathanaël Karmitz (producer) | |
| Lyse Lafontaine (producer) | |
| Carole Mondello (line producer) | |
| Rémi Burah (co-producer) | |
| Gus Van Sant (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Xavier Dolan (written by) |
| Composer: | Noia |
| Cinematographer: | Yves Bélanger |
| Editing: | Xavier Dolan (montage) |
| Casting: | Helene Rousse |
| Art Director: | Colombe Raby |
| Set Decorator: | Pascale Deschênes |
| Costume Design: | Xavier Dolan |
| Makeup: | Michelle Côté (hair department head) |
| Nathalie Garon (hair stylist) | |
| Annie Jalbert (wig maker) | |
| Kathy Kelso (key makeup artist) | |
| Martin Lapointe (key hair stylist) | |
| Colleen Quinton (makeup designer) | |
| Ghislaine Sant (hair stylist) | |
| Chantal Bergeron (assistant hair stylist) | |
| Maïna Militza (assistant makeup artist) | |
| Production Management: | Carole Mondello (production manager) |
| Pierre Thériault (post-production supervisor) |
Companies
| Production Studio: | Lyla Films |
| MK2 Productions | |
| Distributor: | ABC Distribution |
| Belgium | 18 Jul 2012 | |
| France | 7 Jul 2012 | |
| Sweden | 21 Sep 2012 | |
| Canada | 5 Oct 2012 | |
| Poland | 9 Nov 2012 | |
| Netherlands | 20 Sep 2012 | |
| Greece | 21 Feb 2013 | |
| Germany | 27 Jun 2013 | |
| United Kingdom | 30 Nov 2012 | |
| Denmark | 11 Apr 2013 | |
| Brazil | 2 Nov 2012 | |
| United States | 2 Mar 2013 | |
| Spain | 4 Nov 2012 | |
| Taiwan | 7 Dec 2012 | |
| Portugal | 28 Feb 2013 | |
| Argentina | 19 Nov 2012 | |
| Hong Kong | 31 Jan 2013 | |
| Norway | 24 Nov 2012 | |
| Serbia | 10 Jan 2013 |
