Laurence Anyways
Laurence Anyways is a 2012 Canadian epic romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan.The film begins by introducing 35-year old Laurence Alia (Melvil Poupaud), an award-winning novelist and literature teacher in Montreal, Quebec.Fred, suffering from career disappointments and a surprise pregnancy that she quietly chooses to abort, falls into a state of depression and eventually leaves Laurence and moves away.Director Xavier Dolan was inspired to write Laurence Anyways upon hearing of the story of Luce Baillairgé.At the time, Dolan was unaware his producer, Lyse Lafontaine, had been Baillairgé's girlfriend and that they had a son, Mikaël.It holds an approval rating of 84% percent based on 63 reviews in the film critics website Rotten Tomatoes, with the general consensus being "Passionate and powerfully acted, Laurence Anyways sometimes strains to achieve its narrative ambitions (and fill its three-hour running time), but ultimately succeeds."
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