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Laurence Anyways

Laurence Anyways

2012 · 168 min · FR · PG-13 · 7.7 (802 votes)
Dir. Xavier Dolan · Starring Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Susan Almgren, Yves Jacques
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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.

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This film is an emotionally expansive, visually arresting journey through a love that defies convention. It feels passionate and melancholic, exploring the beautiful and painful facets of self-discovery and acceptance with a bold, stylized aesthetic, all unfolding with a deliberate, immersive pace.

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montrealcanadafamilylgbtsocial issuesself-liberationfearless1980s1990s
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