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General info… (1)
Canadian movie in French released in 2010 A movie by Xavier Dolan Premier: 16 May 2010 (Cannes Film Festival) Release date in Greece: 2 December 2010 Filmed in Canada (Montreal, Portneuf, Sante-
Croix in Quebec)
General info… (2)
Genres: drama / romance Budget: $CAN 600,000 (estimated) Box office: $CAN 75,445 (opening
weekend) Nominated for: Cannes Film Festival
(won), Cesar Awards, Genie Awards, Hamptons International Film Festival (won), Jutra Awards(won) and Sydney Film festival (won)
General info…(3) Protagonists: Xavier Dolan, Monia
Chokri, Niels Schneider Music: Dalida- Bang Bang, The Knife-
Pass this on, Fever Ray- Keep the streets empty for me, Isabelle Pierre-Le temps est bon
Xavier Dolan is also the director, writer, producer, editor, art director and costume designer of this movie!
Plot… (1)
Two best friends, Francis (Xavier Dolan) and Marie (Monia Chokri) fall in love with the same guy, Nicholas (Niels Schneider)
Neither of them confesses their love The three hang around more and more
(even sleep at the same bed) The two friends act like they are in some
kind of competition with each other Nicholas gives ambiguous signs to both of
them
Plot…(2) On a weekend excursion, the two friends
over jealousy end up wrestling in the ground!
Nicholas is not at all touched by this scene and leaves saying: ‘you can either love me or leave me’
Watch the scene
Plot…(3)
The friendship of Marie and Francis is ruined
Nicholas doesn’t care about them Marie writes a love letter to Nico,
while Francis decides to confront him and tell him how he feels
What happens next?
The end… Finally, Nicholas
hurts both of them Marie and Francis
are devastated but give their friendship a second chance
A year later they meet Nico at a party but totally ignore him
Then, they flirt with another guy suggesting that the situation will start all over again…
Quotes… (1) During the film several people share their
love experiences that eventually hurt them…
‘everyone is much more in love with the idea and not with the real person’
‘if you think very high of someone he is always right’
‘Loving somebody is something, the rest is nothing…’
Quotes… (2) ‘Smoking is like
forgetting…The smoke hides everything…Light it up, smoke, shut up…’
‘what matters is to sleep in somebody’s hug and when you wake up to feel your loved one’s breathing on your shoulder’
Why this movie…?
Inspiring direction Multilevel costume designing Approach of the love issue Multidimensional characters Illustration of the characters emotional
state through the movie’s soundtrack
Xavier Dolan…
Born in 1989 in Montreal, Quebec
Acted in several French-speaking movies
Filmmaker of two movies, preparing a third one
Multitalented guy Open homosexual Semi-
autobiographical movies
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