2012 · 168 min · PG-13

Laurence Anyways

Name: Laurence Anyways
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2012
Duration: 168 min
Cast: Melvil Poupaud, Suzanne Clément, Nathalie Baye, Monia Chokri, Susan Almgren

Directed by Xavier Dolan · Drama, Romance

Laurence Anyways (2012) is a Drama film, directed by Xavier Dolan set in Montreal and Trois-Rivières during the 1980s–1990s. It runs 168 minutes and is rated PG-13.

Themes of identity and love & longing play out through frame narrative.

Cinematography

Yves Bélanger

Cast

Melvil PoupaudSuzanne ClémentNathalie BayeMonia ChokriSusan AlmgrenYves JacquesSophie FaucherMagalie Lépine-Blondeau

The world of this film

Setting

Where

MontrealTrois-Rivières

Setting

Urban

When

1980s 1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Identity Love & Longing

Structure

Frame Narrative

Tone

MelancholicRomantic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Laurence Anyways

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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