Release Date: June 28th, 2013
DVD Release Date: October 8th, 2013
Not Yet Rated|2 hr 39 min
Plot Summary
A man and a woman fall in love after he decides to have a sex change.
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Yves Jacques, Guylaine Tremblay, Catherine Bégin, Patricia Tulasne
Director: Xavier Dolan
Production Co: MK2 Productions
It takes cojones for a filmmaker to chase Fassbinder's ghost, but it takes heart and talent to damn near catch up with it. show more
Even if the story grates in places, Laurence Anyways is perfectly enjoyable as an immersive orgy of pure sensory pleasure. show more
Laurence Anyways flows naturally, both thematically and stylistically, from Dolan's previous movies; here, though, he succeeds more than ever at incorporating his visual idiosyncrasies into the narrative. In "I Killed My Mother" and even more so in "Heartbeats," the director's long slow-motion sequences and overbearing, eclectic soundtracks could feel like crutches, overused particularly during characters' moments of vulnerability. show more
