Director :Xavier Dolan
First release: 2012
Casting: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Emmanuel Schwartz
Duration: 168’ Genre: Drama
Age suggested: 16+
French with English subtitles
Synopsis : Laurence, a literature teacher, transforms into a woman after years of concealing his feelings. Her relationship with her family gets complicated by the revelation while she struggles to find comfort with her partner. Though others may not initially accept or understand Laurence, those who knew her before her transformation still know her as Laurence, anyways.
Accolades:
he film received positive reviews, from both critics and audience. It competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Award for Best Actress. At the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, the film won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film.
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