Laurence Anyways (2012)

Director:

Xavier Dolan

Writer:

Xavier Dolan (written by)

Release Date:

18 July 2012 (Belgium)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

The 10-year relationship of a male-to-female transsexual with her lover. |

Plot Keywords:

Sex Change | Two Word Title | Transsexuality | Character Name In Title

Awards:

14 wins & 22 nominations

Cast

Melvil Poupaud	...	Laurence Alia
Suzanne Clément	...	Fred Belair
Nathalie Baye	...	Julienne Alia
Monia Chokri	...	Stéfanie Belair
Susan Almgren	...	La journaliste (as Susie Almgren)
Yves Jacques	...	Michel Lafortune
Sophie Faucher	...	Andrée Belair
Magalie Lépine Blondeau	...	Charlotte (as Magalie Lépine-Blondeau)
Catherine Bégin	...	Mamy Rose
Emmanuel Schwartz	...	Baby Rose
Jacques Lavallée	...	Dada Rose
Perrette Souplex	...	Tatie Rose (as Perette Souplex)
Patricia Tulasne	...	Shookie Rose
David Savard	...	Albert
Monique Spaziani	...	Francine
Denise Filiatrault	...	Gérante de la crêperie
Violette Chauveau	...	Élise Voïlinsky
Mylène Jampanoï	...	Fanny
Jacob Tierney	...	Alexandre
Gilles Renaud	...	Président du conseil
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
Mario Geoffrey	...	Camionneur
Yvette Thuot	...	Tante d'Albert
Jeanne Gionnet-Lavigne	...	Étudiante (as Jeanne Gionet-Lavigne)
Claude Gasse	...	Commis du supermarché
Clément Deschênes	...	Barman à l'elle au Noir
Mark Lambert	...	Barman
François Sasseville	...	Homme académique
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Desmarescaux	...	CEGEP étudiant

Directed by
Xavier Dolan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Xavier Dolan		written by

Produced by
Rémi Burah	....	co-producer
Xavier Dolan	....	executive producer
Charles Gillibert	....	producer
Nathanaël Karmitz	....	producer
Lyse Lafontaine	....	producer
Carole Mondello	....	line producer
Gus Van Sant	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Noia

Cinematography by
Yves Bélanger

Film Editing by
Xavier Dolan		(montage)

Casting by
Helene Rousse

Art Direction by
Colombe Raby

Set Decoration by
Pascale Deschênes

Costume Design by
Xavier Dolan

Makeup Department
Laurence Anyways	....	makeup artist
Chantal Bergeron	....	assistant hair stylist
Michelle Côté	....	hair department head
Nathalie Garon	....	hair stylist
Annie Jalbert	....	wig maker
Kathy Kelso	....	key makeup artist
Martin Lapointe	....	key hair stylist
Maïna Militza	....	assistant makeup artist
Magali Métivier	....	makeup artist
Colleen Quinton	....	makeup designer
Ghislaine Sant	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Carole Mondello	....	production manager
Pierre Thériault	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeanne Leblanc	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Carole Arpin	....	assistant on-set property master
Isabelle Côté	....	graphic designer
Katia Kim Depatie	....	props maker
Pascale Deschênes	....	set dresser
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter
Martin Handfield	....	on set property master
Michel R. Lambert	....	set dresser
Raymond Larose	....	set designer
Ludovic Poirot	....	set dresser
Benoit Robitaille	....	set dresser
Carole Theriault	....	art department coordinator
Yanick Veilleux	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Sylvain Brassard	....	supervising sound editor
Xavier Dolan	....	dubbing director
Isabelle Favreau	....	dialogue editor
Olivier Goinard	....	sound mixer
Olivier Guillaume	....	sound assistant: auditorium

Special Effects by
Pierre Côté	....	effects best boy

Visual Effects by
Michel Bergeron	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Sébastien Chartier	....	lead effects: Alchemy 24
Daniel Coupal	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Vincent Dudouet	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Jean-François Ferland	....	visual effects supervisor: Alchemy 24
Sébastien Gagné	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Daniel Gaudreau	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Maxime Lapointe	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Simon Mercier	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Vissal Ong	....	lead compositor: Alchemy 24
Jose Orozco	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Sonia Wu	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24
Mohamed Zekri	....	digital compositor: Alchemy 24

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Bossé	....	photographer: background screen
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	additional electrician
Bruno Ferland	....	gaffer
Marie-Pierre Gratton	....	second assistant camera
Martine Leclerc	....	first assistant camera
Geoffroy St-Hilaire	....	steadicam operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Beasse	....	key wardrobe dresser
Valérie Bélègou	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Jessica Fortin-Simard	....	colorist: dailies
Serge Harvey	....	digital intermediate editor
Charlotte Mazzinghi	....	colorist

Other crew
Laurent Boye-Guérin	....	award campaign publicist (as Laurent Boye)
Laurent Boye-Guérin	....	festival publicist (as Laurent Boye)
Laurent Boye-Guérin	....	international festival publicity team: telefilm canada (as Laurent Boye)
Liana Dee	....	production accountant
François Fauteux	....	location manager
Christian Fluet	....	production accountant
Jean-Patrick Joseph	....	special equipment supplier
Nutan Khanna	....	clearance/product placement coordinator
Audrey D. Laroche	....	production assistant (as Audrey Laroche)
Pascal Pelletier	....	fx
Justine Tourville-Blanchet	....	production assistant

Thanks
Christian Mahieu	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Lyla Films
• MK2 Productions

Distributors

• ABC Distribution (2102) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Avalon (2013) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Breaking Glass Pictures (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinemien (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• UPLINK Company (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal (2013) (Portugal) (all media)
• Alliance Vivafilm (2012) (Canada) (all media)
• Filmcoopi Zürich (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Filmware International (2012) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Folkets Bio (2012) (Sweden) (all media)
• Homescreen (2013) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Kurmaca Film (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• MK2 Diffusion (2012) (France) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• NFP Marketing & Distribution (2013) (Germany) (all media)
• Orlando Films (2012) (Israel) (all media)
• Videorama (2012) (Greece) (all media)

Special Effects

• Alchemy 24 (visual effects & digital cosmetics)

Other Companies

• Visual Motion  camera trucks and trailers provided by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

168 min | Germany:159 min

Country:

Canada | France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:G (Québec) | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA15+ | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Colorado, USA

Company:

Lyla Films

Trivia:

Louis Garrel was originally set to play the title role of Laurence but dropped out. Melvil Poupaud signed on to replace him.

Soundtrack:

Bette Davis' Eyes

Xavier Dolan, Anyways!

Fist of all, I should tell ya that I never been excited to watch a movie for a really long time; you know that excitement when you watch the trailer over 10 times in a row. yeah, I got excited this much to watch Laurence Anyways. and as a Xavier Dolan's huge fan that makes me know for sure that this movie is gonna be a pure art. and I don't even really care that much about directors. but DAMN! Xavier Dolan is the perfect man. No, I really mean it. he's gorgeous and talented in so many ways. Although all of the films he directs are about homosexuality, but what the heck! sometimes I hesitate to recommend any of his films to people I know cause I fear they might be narrow minded about all of the homosexuality stuff. Personally, I wouldn't mind watching a Xavier Dolan's film everyday and I'd still enjoy it as if it was the first time I watch it. I killed my mother, heartbeats, and now laurence anyways.

Laurence Anyways is almost 3hrs long. I thought I'd be bored. but somehow, something kept me watching. maybe it's wanting to know how the story ends. or maybe it's the great soundtrack, or the scenes that feed your soul visually. I mean really, why bother going to a photo gallery or a concert or whatsoever when you can simply watch Laurence Anyways or any film of Dolan's, and you'll find everything you love combined together beautifully. maybe I'm just exaggerating but that's because I'm this amazed.

At first, I thought Laurence and his girlfriend weren't' good looking enough, but anyone who watches this film will absolutely fall in love with every single character in the film. and somehow you'll find them extremely beautiful because you just feel their passion and stuff.

When I posted on twitter that I'm so excited to watch it. my friend replied saying, "it's a bold movie." well, I don't know how dirty films like the hangover are okay to watch and a masterpiece like this is "bold"! One thing I noticed about Xavier's Dolan films, is that he tries not to show us nude scenes, cause it ain't pretty. nobody wants to see butts or whatsoever, well, maybe perverts want to, but that's not the point. that is to say, even sex scenes are somehow beautiful and amazing, like the sex scene in 'I killed my mother' with all the painting and the sad sex desperate sex scenes in 'heartbeats'. you can clearly understand what Dolan is implying. In Laurence Anyways, Dolan portrays the relationship between Laurence and his girlfriend as a happy couple who are madly in love with each other, before they gradually collapse. What I'm truing to say here is that Dolan never fails at impressing his audience.

The soundtrack was painfully amazing, as always. the film stats with a song by 'fever ray' which made me realize that Dolan is a fan of this band. yeah? you remember the scene in the woods in 'heartbeats'? No? Okay. I swear if I had to steal one thing from Xavie Dolan it'd be his ipod or iphone or whatsoever. the man has an amazing taste in music.

When I done watching this film, I realized that 3 hours weren't enough. I wouldn't mind if it was 10 hours long or a series with a thousand seasons. it's just pure perfection. you know when you watch a perfect film that is so perfect to the extent that you wouldn't mind if it ends after only 5 minutes or in the middle of it because it's so perfect, and whatever the end is it'd still be great and perfect. yeah, Laurence Anyways is one of those films. and I'm still happy and impressed with the ending scene. the song was oh-my-god amazing. it's like it came into my soul and said hi and settled there. I can never get bored watching the ending scene; so simple yet perfect.

And before I forget, I love the almost 5 seconds Xavier appeared in the party scene. yeah keep it up babes.

In short, Laurence Anyways is 3 hours long, BUT, it's 3 hours of love, joy, regrets, tears, emotions, passion, and XAVIER DOLAN'S PERFECTION. Go watch it! and if you watch it and hate it then I'll hate you back.

Thank you