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Title: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Robyn on February 20, 2012, 08:54:25 AM
I can see how this guy will be huge in the future. The guy is born 89 and have shown great potential in the two fims he have made.

The trailer for Heartbeat is pretty cool: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAGZz7Jgr8I

(be warned for alot of hipsters in slomotion)
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: polkablues on February 20, 2012, 12:49:04 PM
The trailer makes me think of a French "Garden State".  I don't necessarily consider that a bad thing.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Robyn on March 26, 2012, 04:13:41 AM
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Tells the story of impossible love between a man and a woman after the man decided to have a sex change.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rwDzRzqFaIE
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Pubrick on March 26, 2012, 06:39:12 AM
Yeah, we know (http://xixax.com/index.php?topic=12121.0).
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on May 07, 2012, 01:40:58 PM
Xavier Dolan Announces Fourth Film, Will Direct Adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard's Play 'Tom à la Ferme'
via The Playlist

Young director Xavier Dolan continually provokes a divisive stance with his lush, personal films, but even his detractors must admit he knows how to stay insanely prolific. With his third directorial effort, "Laurence Anyways" readying for its Cannes Film Festival premiere next week, Dolan seeks to maintain that reputation with news of his follow-up film already in the pipeline.

Dolan has announced plans to adapt Michel Marc Bouchard's play, "Tom à la Ferme," which marks the second film adaptation for Bouchard, following 1996's "Lilies" (helmed by John Greyson), and the first for Dolan. The director fell in love with the play after he attended a Montreal staging last year, and approached the internationally renowned Bouchard about who would be directing the film version. When Bouchard said he had no idea, Dolan kindly notified him that he'd be doing it then, actually. Cheeky. Evidently his forthrightness paid off though, because the two have been collaborating on the script ever since.

The story of Bouchard's play follows a man, Tom, who is in the grip of grief and depression following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, it is revealed the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation, or his relationship with Tom either, for that matter. As Tom struggles over whether to keep the truth hidden or reveal all, he is threatened by the brother in the family with grave repercussions if the truth is not concealed forever.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on June 14, 2012, 05:05:11 PM
Xavier Dolan's First Film 'I Killed My Mother' Newly Acquired By Kino Lorber For U.S. Distribution
via The Playlist

Kino Lorber has stepped up and acquired the rights to "I Killed My Mother," Dolan's first film which he made at the age of twenty with some credit cards and savings from when he was a child actor. Though already released in Canada years ago, the film has been caught up in a long rights battle -- which he explains here (http://blogs.indiewire.com/eug/xavier_dolan_stranded_or_whatever_happened_to_i_killed_my_mother) -- after it was acquired by a dodgy U.S. distributor, but Indiewire reports the film is now in the hands of reputable world cinema veterans Kino Lorber. But let's get to the film. Dolan stars, writes and directs the picture, which chronicles the fractious relationship between a young teenager and his mother, all while he deals with coming-of-age as a gay youth. The directorial flourishes and tricks Dolan has shown in "Heartbeats"and his latest (and epic) "Laurence Anyways" (which still needs a stateside distributor) are on display here, but somewhat more restrained. Either way, it's a pretty great film and fans of Dolan's work will certainly be pleased.

No exact release date yet, but "I Killed My Mother" will get a theatrical run this fall before going to VOD and home video. To get a taste, here's the trailer for the film and yes, it's with subtitles.

Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on September 19, 2012, 03:34:03 PM
TIFF Winner Xavier Dolan Planning Six-Part Hexalogue 'Ordinary People'
via The Playlist

While we continue to remain truly puzzled as to why Xavier Dolan's gorgeous, sprawling and lovely "Laurence Anyways" is continously unable to secure a U.S. distribution deal, the young filmmaker left Toronto with a prize under his arm. His latest film took home the Best Canadian Feature Film from TIFF, and as usual, Dolan is plowing ahead on his next project. This spring it was announced he would tackling the adaptation of the play "Tom a la Ferme," but after that he's got some big plans. Very big plans.

Confirming he will star in 'Ferme,' Dolan lays out what his calendar will look like for the next few years to The Globe And Mail. "In my next film, yes. It's a psychological thriller set on a farm in Quebec, with a consenting hostage. I'm the hostage," he said. "I'm also working on a series of six [shorter] films, a hexalogue, called 'Ordinary People,' in which I will act. That will be done by 2013, and by 2015 I should be ready to tackle the American beast."

While the last sentence might be a bit unclear, from what we understand it's 'Ferme' that will be done by next year, while "Oridinary People" will follow a couple of years later. From the grapevine we've heard that the movie is still at script stage, but it's typically ambitoius fare from Dolan. And no, it's not a remake of Robert Redford's 1980 drama (though, that would be interesting too).

And just as a reminder, 'Ferme' tells the story of Tom, who is in the grip of grief and depression following the death of his lover. When he meets the family of the deceased, it is revealed the mother was not aware of her son's sexual orientation, or his relationship with Tom either, for that matter. As Tom struggles over whether to keep the truth hidden or reveal all, he is threatened by the brother in the family with grave repercussions if the truth is not concealed forever.

So lots on the horizon from Dolan, who shows no signs of slowing down.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on March 05, 2013, 02:49:25 PM
This interview goes interesting places.

Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on May 07, 2013, 10:40:54 PM
A music video he directed for "College Boy" by Indochine. NSFW?

Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on July 25, 2013, 04:48:49 PM
Venice 2013: Poster, First Look & Official Synopsis For Xavier Dolan's 'Tom At The Farm'
via The Playlist

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We're coming out of the fog, storm and noise of the summer movie season, heading into the the promising months of fall festivals, and it's a good time to be a cinephile. With TIFF unveiling their first wave of titles earlier this week, Venice followed suit this morning giving folks headed to the Lido plenty to get excited about. As always, we'll start getting a peek at those films very soon.

One of the first to show itself off is Xavier Dolan's "Tom At The Farm" (or as it's known in French, "Tom à la ferme"). The director, whose first three films—"I Killed My Mother," "Heartbeats" and "Laurence Anyways"—all had premieres at Cannes, will work the red carpet in Venice for this time, and will be bringing something a bit different. This time around, Dolan has adapted a play and is delivering a thriller that will hopefully showcase some interesting new avenues for the filmmaker. Here's the official synopsis:


In this psychological thriller Stockholm Syndrome, mourning and latent violence permeate a story of lies and imposters. A young ad executive travels to the country for a funeral and discovers that no one there knows his name or his relationship with the deceased.

Set deep in the farmlands of Quebec, TOM AT THE FARM tells of the growing fissure separating city and country and the respective natures of the men that reside there.

Xavier Dolan's forth film is based on the eponymous play by Michel-Marc Bouchard.



No release dates yet for this one, though distribution is already lined up for the picture in Canada (obvs). First image above and poster below.

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Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Just Withnail on September 10, 2013, 06:55:33 AM
Clip from Tom at the Farm.

Notice the aspect ratio.

And that music at the end sounds incredibly familiar for some reason...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8bq-MGazn0&feature=player_embedded#t=0

Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on October 11, 2013, 12:32:07 PM
Xavier Dolan Starts Shooting Next Film 'Mommy'
via The Playlist

The director has reteamed with Anne Dorval ("I Killed My Mother," "Heartbeats," "Laurence Anyways") and Suzanne Clément ("I Killed My Mother," "Larence Anyways") along with Antoine-Olivier Pilon for "Mommy." Plot details are a bit thin, but for now we know that it will tell the story of a mother who takes custody of a child with a dark past. Dolan explored a contentious mother/child relationship in his debut, so it'll be interesting to see what more he has to say about that bond with this one.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on February 28, 2014, 05:27:03 PM
First Look: Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy' Plus Official Synopsis
via The Playlist

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"We had envisioned – like any filmmaker who dreams of going to Cannes – of being in competition and winning the Palme d'Or," Xavier Dolan had said in 2012, when his third film "Laurence Anyways" (and third on the Croisette) landed a slot in the Un Certain Regard section, not in coveted Competition lineup. He then took his next film, "Tom At The Farm," to the Venice Film Festival, skipping Cannes entirely. But could 2014 finally see the young filmmaker land in Competition at Cannes.

Now in post-production, his forthcoming "Mommy" will certainly be one of the rumored titles for the festival. The film stars Anne Dorval ("I Killed My Mother," "Heartbeats," "Laurence Anyways"), Suzanne Clément ("I Killed My Mother," "Larence Anyways") and Antoine-Olivier Pilon and all that has been known until now was that the story revolved around mother/child relationship. But now the first official image and full synopsis has been unveiled:

A widowed single mother, raising her violent son alone, finds new hope when a mysterious neighbour, a woman, inserts herself into the mother and son's household, providing the mother with needed support.

eOne has the distribution rights to Canada but no word yet on a release date.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on May 21, 2014, 05:26:12 PM
Poster and stills from Xavier Dolan's upcoming film Mommy

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Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Drenk on May 22, 2014, 08:54:07 AM
The ratio is 1:1, it looks bad. And I don't buy his explanation:

QuoteThe perfect square in which it consists framed faces with such simplicity, and seemed like the ideal structure for "portrait" shots. No distraction, no affectations are possible in such constricted space. The  character is our main subject, inescapably at the center of our attention. Our eyes cannot miss him, her.  1:1 is, besides, the ratio of album covers in the CD industry, and of all of these jackets that have imprinted  our imaginaries over time. The Die & Steve Mix 4ever being a leitmotif for us, the use of 1:1 found an additional echo.

There are two clips here:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-counting-crows-powered-first-clip-from-mommy-plus-xavier-dolans-statement-on-shooting-in-1-1-aspect-ratio-20140522
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: N on May 22, 2014, 10:11:51 AM
While I dislike the ratio (which makes it look like iphone footage), Dolan's visuals don't have any trouble making up for it.
Super hyped for this one.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Mel on May 22, 2014, 10:46:11 AM
Quote from: Drenk on May 22, 2014, 08:54:07 AM
The ratio is 1:1, it looks bad.

I've opposite feelings. Will be fun to hear people complaining about a film utilizing half of the surface on their huge TVs: "Crop this shit!". 4:3 ratio was used for half of the century, didn't hurt cinema.

btw. It is just sad that after wide-screen format being cropped for TV, we start to experience a reverse process, with old films being cropped to 16:9.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Drenk on May 22, 2014, 01:05:31 PM
I can't stop thinking about this video.



Anyway, I love Anne Dorval, so I want to watch it.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on May 22, 2014, 03:37:00 PM
Xavier Dolan Prepping English Language 'The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan'
via The Playlist

"Mommy" director and current Cannes darling Xavier Dolan already has another script ready to go. The prolific filmmaker tells The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/22/xavier-dolan-my-generation-mommy-cannes-2014-palme-dor?CMP=twt_fd) he has an English language script finished, "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan." No word yet on what it's about, but it could be the project about Hollywood he's been quietly teasing (http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/extensive-deleted-scenes-more-make-xavier-dolans-laurence-anyways-worth-revisiting-on-blu-ray-20131007)? Guess we'll find out as he says the script is currently going through "the firewall of actors' agents."
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Drenk on May 22, 2014, 03:52:56 PM
About 1:1 again, I was just watching some parts of The Master, and there is this shot that I love.

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Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: Mel on May 22, 2014, 04:19:26 PM
Quote from: Drenk on May 22, 2014, 03:52:56 PM
About 1:1 again, I was just watching some parts of The Master, and there is this shot that I love.

"The Master" is a good example, since you can find more shots like that in there. Best example of "frame within frame" technique I have seen so far is "Ben Hur". It is other extreme - 2.76 aspect ratio was used. Doors, windows etc were often used to constrain the frame.

Too much off topic? I'm not sure.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on September 11, 2014, 01:24:10 AM
Jessica Chastain To Star In Xavier Dolan's English Language Debut 'The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan'
via playlist

It seems good fortune just keeps raining down on wunderkind Xavier Dolan. This spring he hit Cannes with "Mommy," a movie nearly everyone fell in love with (we certainly did), walking away from the Croisette with Jury Prize (with some arguing it deserved the Palme d'Or). He also used his time in France to announce his English language debut, "The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan," and now he's nabbed a pretty big name for a leading role.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/jessica-chastain-to-star-in-xavier-dolans-english-language-debut-the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-20140910
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on April 28, 2015, 04:24:13 PM
Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel & More To Star In Xavier Dolan's Next Film 'Only The End Of The World'
via The Playlist

While many presumed that Xavier Dolan's next movie would be the Jessica Chastain-starring "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan," the writer/director has a sneak attack planned with a star-studded new picture that begins filming next month.

Seville Pictures has announced that Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, Vincent Cassel, Nathalie Baye, and Gaspard Ulliel will star in Dolan's "Juste La Fin Du Monde" ("Only The End Of The World"). Inspired by the play by Jean-Luc Lagarce, the story will follow a writer who returns home after a twelve-year absence to announce his impending death, and the reunion with his family that follows.

Production on the movie will begin at the end of May — right after Dolan finishes his Cannes Film Festival jury duties, we reckon — and then this fall, he'll transition to shooting 'Donovan.' In the press release he describes 'Monde' as the bridge between his past work and his much bigger-scaled film with Chastain, and either way, with two movies on the way from Dolan, we're pretty damn thrilled.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on August 14, 2015, 06:57:26 PM
Cinema's Hottest Enfant Terrible
Actor-director Xavier Dolan's films have made him a sensation at film festivals. And a target of scorn. His latest movie, Tom at the Farm, could put him on the map for the masses.

^this week's Entertainment Weekly. it's hilarious to me that Dolan is called an enfant terrible. it's never been more apparent to me that that nickname comes from people having personal problems. enfant terrible here equals "omfg your'e so successful, that confuses me and I'm afraid of you." based on the fact that his material is neither unconventional nor controversial.

summary of EW article:

-  reminder that Dolan is 26 and has made five features in five years
- Tom at the Farm is Hitchockian, which I hope everyone already knows and causes them to see the movie, which movie wilder has supported
- "I don't have a sophisticated film knowledge. My childhood was Home Alone, Matilda, Batman Returns, Jumanji, Secret Garden, Jack, Mrs. Doubtfire, Titanic. Only family films from the '90s."
- his I Killed My Mother was influenced by WKW, "Okay, I was aping his In the Mood for Love."
- dude personally thanked Jane Campion when he was Grand Jury Prize at Cannes: "Few [movies] changed my life the way your Piano did."
- he said he felt better for being on the Cannes jury and EW quotes Jake Gyllanhall telling him he's not
- more drama chat
- smart actors want to work with Dolan now, Marion Cotillard and Jessica Chastain listed as examples
- Dolan appreciates and values actors
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: 03 on August 15, 2015, 03:15:46 AM
so enfants terrible means terrible young person right
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: cronopio 2 on August 15, 2015, 05:44:32 AM
solid snake is an enfant terrible.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on January 30, 2018, 03:34:15 PM
this is when unrivaled has less to do with your fans liking you and more to do with your extreme accomplishments.

Xavier Dolan Reveals His Eighth Feature, 'Matt & Max' (Exclusive) (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/xavier-dolan-reveals-his-eighth-feature-matt-max-1079160)

QuoteFollowing the star-studded English-language title 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan,' the prolific French Canadian auteur is returning to his roots with an intimate drama set in Quebec.

His latest feature hasn't even premiered yet, but French Canadian arthouse darling Xavier Dolan is already preparing his next project.

Dolan is currently in the last stages of post-production on his English-language debut, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan, which will premiere sometime later this year. The drama, about the secret correspondence between a Hollywood TV actor (Kit Harrington) and a young fan (Jacob Tremblay), has a starry cast that also includes Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates and Jessica Chastain.

Including Donovan, the actor and writer-director, who will turn 29 in March, has made a staggering seven films since he debuted his first feature, I Killed My Mother, in Cannes nine years ago.

He has already lined up his next project for a possible premiere in 2019 as well: Matt & Max, a French-language drama that will focus on friends in their late 20s.

After the 2016 Cannes Grand Prix winner It's Only the End of the World, which featured an all-French cast that included Marion Cotillard, Lea Seydoux and Vincent Cassel, and the English-language Donovan, the multi-hyphenate is returning home for his eighth feature. Matt & Max will be shot in his native Quebec with French Canadian actors who are also Dolan's friends, which seems apt given that friendship is one of its major themes.

No doubt the most welcome news for his fans is the fact he hopes to cast his muse, Anne Dorval — who played the iconic maternal characters in both Mommy and I Killed My Mother — in the role of Max's mother. Dolan himself will play Max.

"My desire to talk about homosexuality and how we live with it, how we see it, how we label it, how we organize it as a society" was part of the idea behind Donovan, the director tells THR. But finally, the film became "more of an homage to the family dramas of the '90s rather than a profound reflection on what it is to be gay," so he felt the need to tackle the subject more directly in his new film.

At the same time, he was confronted with a recent crop of high-quality LGBTQ films, including Boy Erased, a conversion-therapy drama written and directed by Joel Edgerton that stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, as well as Dolan. The film will be released in the U.S. by Focus Features in September.

"This year I've been exposed to films that I felt were so brave and so authentic in their writing and how they talked about queer love," explains Dolan, who suggests that some of his previous films, like Mommy, could be perceived as "coy" about the sexuality of the characters. "I have felt the need to explore characters that weren't necessarily gay," he says, but "when I read Boy Erased, it touched my heart. I was getting tattooed at the time, and it just took all the pain away. It made me want to go back to writing a script about characters who are gay."

The desire to write was so strong, he says, that part of the Matt & Max screenplay was actually written while Dolan was shooting Boy Erased in Atlanta last September. "I've been writing about kids and adolescents," he adds, but lately "I have been confronted with such mature material, like Boy Erased, Call Me by Your Name and God's Own Country, and that gave me the desire to talk about homosexuality from an adult — and not a post-adolescent — point of view, and to talk about my generation and my friends and friendships. It made me want to write about two best friends falling in love who had never realized they could have a preference for men. I want to talk about true friendship and true love."

The Matt & Max screenplay was finalized earlier this month, and Dolan plans to shoot the film in the fall. As for what to expect, the director suggests that "it would be a combination of [Dolan's 2013 release] Tom at the Farm, aesthetically, and Mommy in terms of energy and spirit."

Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on September 13, 2018, 03:12:19 PM
like Almodóvar, Cronenberg, De Palma, Lynch, really most everyone who lasts, oh--this is funny--i thought "but PTA damn, they all gonna love all of him," then i about fell out of my chair from laughing because people legit didn't vibe with IV which is crazy, so even PTA: you keep going and some movies are going to be different than others, and people get fucking weird man. you never really blow it but it's not exactly what they wanted and they know you could do better, and for human reasons that makes people turn weird. you guys didn't celebrate against IV, really no one quite did, but there was this complex non-vibe. playlist is celebrating against The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. that's because playlist is, was, and always will be tacky. check out this part

QuoteIt's become abundantly clear that Xavier Dolan has the passion, and much of the skill set, of a noteworthy director. It's also become clear that if he wants to fulfill that promise, he has to start working with a better screenwriter than Xavier Dolan.

playlist said that. this time i did fall out of my chair from laughing. i don't visit playlist for their writing skills but for their imagination.

side story: there's this quite-hilarious article about Pitchfork zero star reviews (https://slate.com/culture/2018/05/when-a-negative-pitchfork-review-could-end-a-career.html), which resulted in a full interview only with Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. Moore stayed calm and explained that pitchfork wasn't the most important thing in his life--although it's assumed to have been a big deal in the lives of the other less-established musicians, and the person who wrote this article. Moore said he had pictured what was happening and his career moved forward regardless.

simply i think Dolan began so high so young and that's tricky for both Dolan and us, but Dolan is the only who is going to keep being Dolan, and frankly i'm on his side.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: WorldForgot on September 14, 2018, 02:40:53 PM
Quote from: jenkins on September 13, 2018, 03:12:19 PM
you guys didn't celebrate against IV, really no one quite did, but there was this complex non-vibe.
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Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on September 14, 2018, 04:15:23 PM
lol <3 zactly

myself I'm not into his depressive downward spiral stuff
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: jenkins on May 23, 2019, 11:23:15 PM
the reviews of Matthias & Maxime excite me. it's just adorable to witness critics grapple with the entire idea of Xavier Dolan. what is with this hilarious combo: they can't help but see him, and yet they question his achievement. that's rich irony. it sounds like this one will make its way out of the festival at last
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on October 02, 2019, 03:37:35 PM
Xavier Dolan Reportedly Directing A New Limited TV Series Based On A Michel Marc Bouchard Play
via The Playlist

Fresh off the successful festival run of his recent drama, "Matthias & Maxime," filmmaker Xavier Dolan isn't stopping anytime soon. Though he's said that he'd like to take a break from directing in the future, to focus on his acting, it appears that his next project once again sees Dolan step behind the camera. Albeit, this time he's not making a big-screen production.

According to La Presse, Dolan's next project is reportedly a TV adaptation of the popular play, "La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé" from playwright Michel Marc Bouchard. The project is expected to be a limited series that Dolan will write and direct, though it's unclear which platform or network(s) will distribute.

"La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé" tells the story of Mirielle, a thanatologist that comes back for the embalming of her dead mother. Upon arrival, her friends and family gather and drama unfolds. The play features plenty of twists and turns, with some creepy revelations coming about the main character's dark past.

This isn't the first time that Dolan has adapted a play from Bouchard. The playwright's 2011 work, "Tom at the Farm," was later turned into a feature film by Dolan that was released in 2013. That film debuted at Venice and went on to earn the coveted FIPRESCI Prize at the festival.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on December 30, 2022, 05:47:07 AM

In October of 1991, an unspeakable event rocks a small town in Quebec, haunting a family who tries to hide their dark secret. Thirty years later these secrets resurface, sending the family on an unstoppable pursuit of reconciliation.
Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: WorldForgot on July 05, 2023, 05:36:00 PM
From an interview in spanish with EL Pais (https://elpais.com/television/2023-07-05/xavier-dolan-cineasta-tengo-miedo-a-una-guerra-civil-provocada-por-la-intolerancia.html#)

QuoteI give up filmmaking and directing", he says by video call about his unexpected early retirement. "I no longer have the desire or strength to commit myself to a project for two years and then hardly anyone sees it. I put too much passion into it to take so many disappointments. It makes me wonder if my cinema is bad, and I know that it is not.

[...]
Despite the international renown of this auteur, [his latest wor]) will only be seen in four countries: his native Canada, France, Japan and Spain. "Why hasn't anyone else bought it? For being shot in French, for only having five episodes? ", he wonders. "I have not earned anything with the series, I invested my salary in the production and my father had to lend me money. It is a very thankless process, I am tired and discouraged. The simplest solution is to direct publicity and build me a house in the country

Hayao Miyazaki says that making movies only gives you suffering. I confirm it"

Quote"Renuncio al cine y a dirigir", dice por videollamada sobre su inesperada prejubilación. "Ya no tengo ganas ni fuerza para comprometerme dos años con un proyecto y que luego no lo vea casi nadie. Le pongo demasiada pasión para llevarme tantas decepciones. Me hace preguntarme si mi cine es malo, y sé que no lo es".

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Pese al renombre internacional de su autor, solo se verá en cuatro países: su Canadá natal, Francia, Japón y España. "¿Por qué nadie más la ha comprado? ¿Por estar rodada en francés, por tener solo cinco episodios?", se pregunta. "No he ganado nada con la serie, invertí mi sueldo en la producción y mi padre me tuvo que prestar dinero. Es un proceso muy ingrato, estoy cansado y desanimado. La solución más sencilla es dirigir publicidad y construirme una casa en el campo

Hayao Miyazaki dice que hace cine solo te da sufrimiento. Lo confirmo"



Title: Re: Xavier Dolan
Post by: wilder on October 11, 2023, 11:26:26 PM
Quote from: wilder on December 30, 2022, 05:47:07 AM

In October of 1991, an unspeakable event rocks a small town in Quebec, haunting a family who tries to hide their dark secret. Thirty years later these secrets resurface, sending the family on an unstoppable pursuit of reconciliation.

Currently on Netflix