Oh Cannes...ada!

Hello guys,

So, I’ve come back from Cannes, where I spent six amazing days, trying to discover and to understand these two very special weeks, dedicated to cinema, famous actors, awesome parties and heartless bouncers. But let’s focus on Xavier Dolan, of course, who was in the race for his new feature film « Laurence Anyways », selected in « Un certain regard ».

 

Ok, this tuxedo is waaaaaaaay too tight...

So, I’m coming in the theater with all my friends, all wearing our best dresses, high heels and tuxedos… And here we go for 2 hours and forty minutes. « Laurence Anyways » tells the story of a man named Laurence, who is in a relationship with a woman named Frederique, played by the amazing Suzanne Clement. Suddenly, Laurence confesses to Fred that he can no longer be a man. Inside, he is a woman, and he always felt like one. So, very naturally, Laurence starts to wear dresses and makeup, goes to work as usual, and faces everyone’s reaction with strength and bravery.

The film is composed with a lot of sequences similar to music clips, using music masterpieces such as "Fade to Grey" by Visage, "A New Error" by Moderat, or "The Chauffeur" by Duran Duran.

 

 

Over-aestheticized, Dolan’s last movie may discourage more than one, because he keeps going on beautiful slow-motion images, like in « Heartbeats ». Lovers of the genre will appreciate it, but for the others, these almost three hours will probably be too long.

I was a bit disappointed at first, but after having listened to the original soundtrack of the movie, and thought about it, I think that Xavier Dolan just tried to go deeper than he did in his previous movies, and took risks. « Laurence Anyways » may need a second view to be appreciated at its true value.