Laurence Anyways

2012 [FRENCH]

Action / Drama / Romance

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 79% · 63 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 79% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 23079 23.1K

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Plot summary

The story of an impossible love between a woman named Fred and a transgender woman named Laurence who reveals her inner desire to become her true self.

Director

Xavier Dolan Photo
Xavier Dolan

Top cast

Éric Bruneau Photo
Éric Bruneau as Mathieu
Bronwen Mantel Photo
Bronwen Mantel as Antiquaire
Melvil Poupaud Photo
Melvil Poupaud as Laurence Alia
Jacob Tierney Photo
Jacob Tierney as Alexandre
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.51 GB
988*720
French 2.0
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 48 min
Seeds 5
3.1 GB
1472*1072
French 5.1
NR
Subtitles fr  
23.976 fps
2 hr 48 min
Seeds 20

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by chtkhs 9 / 10

Fresh movie

This is one of the most impressed movies that I've ever seen. This movie is about a couple, Laurence and Fred, who love each other and have been together for long time. One day, Laurence opens his heart to her that he wants to be woman. Fred confuses and thinks about their future. Then, Fred decides she becomes Laurence's best friend and she teaches him how to make up, but they are troubled by prejudices of the society. Also, the mood of this movie and camera-work are fresh. Many colors are used and music invites us into story, so we can't be bored in spite of complex story. The director of this movie, Xavier Dolan, became my favorite one after I watched this movie, and this is the most favorite one of his movies. Therefore, I want everyone to see this. I recommend very much, but you will be tired a little because you are dragged very much.
Reviewed by lintonskanshed 9 / 10

A beautiful love story with dazzling camera angels

Laurence Anyways is a Canadian film written in French by Xavier Dolan.The film is about Laurence and his girlfriend Fred living a life characterized by youthful happiness in the eighties France. Their lives change drastically when Laurence says that he is a transsexual. Fred does not know how to handle the situation, but because she loves Laurence, she chooses to stay with him and try to get it to work. His surroundings feel like they are losing the Laurence they know when he comes out, he loses his job and his mom does not want to meet him. Behind a wall of liberal good nature he will be disowned by his relatives. Somewhere along the way Fred and Laurence separate from each other. The story takes place over ten years, and during that time so we moved between France and the United States. This moving is very understated in the film, and the film feels in any way authentic and present throughout the story. During these ten years, so meeting and parting Laurence and Fred for the unexpected assistance, and we may view a unique love story.The film has a running time of over two and a half hours and with such a long time it is easy to get bored. But no, "Laurence Anyways" is a really good standards throughout the movie and I can hardly believe that almost three hours passed when the credits roll by. I sit there, with a sob in his throat and goose bumps on your arm, dumbfounded over the incredibly beautiful film I have just viewed. The film mixes precise accuracy with great seriousness. This creates a comfortable dynamics There are also contrasts between camera postures that make this film so lovable. It goes from standstill almost mechanical Kubrick-inspired angles, hand-held, shaky and easily zoomed in angles. While this creates a dynamic of contrasts that are rarely seen in today's movies. In today's unisex society fits this film perfectly, and Dolan have given all the characters androgynous name.This Dolan movie you not consumes , you see it, rejoice and enjoy it, you remember it for its accuracy, we love it.Best actor according to me: Suzanne Clément for the role of Frédérique.
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