Lawrence Anyways

35-year-old Lawrence lives in Canada in the 80s, teaching high school lit and living happily ever after with his girlfriend Fred. Everything is fine and dandy until one day, Lawrence announces that he wants to be a woman.

35-year-old Lawrence lives in Canada in the 80s, teaching high school lit and living happily ever after with his girlfriend Fred. Everything is fine and dandy until one day, Lawrence announces that he wants to be a woman. So he puts on a skirt suit, makeup and fake boobs and starts his new life in a world totally reluctant to accept him for who he really is. Xavier Dolan, the enfant terrible of world cinema, is back with his third feature in three years to stand up against gender politics and embrace 80s nostalgia. Ph.V.

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Σκηνοθεσία / Director: Xavier Dolan

Σενάριο / Screenwriter: Xavier Dolan

Φωτογραφία / DoP: Yves Bélanger

Μουσική / Music: Noia

Μοντάζ / Editor: Xavier Dolan

Ηθοποιοί / Principal Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri

Καναδάς, Γαλλία / Canada, France

2012

Εγχρωμο / Color

159'

Γαλλικά / French

* Screened on September 28th

Publication date: 2012-09-13 12:10:00

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