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Xavier Dolan - Wonderkin film maker
southendmd:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on May 25, 2009, 11:52:58 am ---J'ai tué ma mère
Hope people get to see this one.
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Finally! I'm seeing it tomorrow! It's showing at the Provincetown Film Festival!
oilgun:
^^^^Can't wait to hear your opinion. Enjoy!^^^^
--- Quote from: oilgun on May 01, 2010, 11:40:51 am ---
http://www.lesamoursimaginaires.com/
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I saw his second film LES AMOURS IMAGINAIRES (HEARTBEATS) last weekend and loved it! Two friends competing for an object of desire's affection; unrequited love; who hasn't been there. Portrayed with style, wit and affection. Gorgeously shot. The film's tag line is Fuis-moi, je te suis (Run from me, I'll follow) :)
It won the prix Regards jeunes at Cannes and more recently the top prize at the Sydney Film Festival.
The object of their affection is played by Niels Schneider who reminded me of a blond Robert Pattinson:
southendmd:
While I liked much about "J'ai tué ma mère", ultimately the endless rapprochements between Hubert and maman got tedious. Teen narcissism on parade! François Arnaud as bf Antonin was very appealing, and provided a nice contrast. Also, the boarding school friend Eric (played by Niels Schneider) had the best line to challenge Hubert: what's your life about? Mine's not about hating my mother; it's not about having a mother.
J't'aime, J't'haïs. I love you, I hate you. Rinse, repeat.
oilgun:
--- Quote from: southendmd on June 19, 2010, 10:11:53 am ---While I liked much about "J'ai tué ma mère", ultimately the endless rapprochements between Hubert and maman got tedious. Teen narcissism on parade! François Arnaud as bf Antonin was very appealing, and provided a nice contrast. Also, the boarding school friend Eric (played by Niels Schneider) had the best line to challenge Hubert: what's your life about? Mine's not about hating my mother; it's not about having a mother.
J't'aime, J't'haïs. I love you, I hate you. Rinse, repeat.
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Harsh! Middle-aged cynicism on parade? ;) I agree about Francois Arnaud as Antonin, it would have been nice to have more of him in the story.
Your expectations were probably too high after all the buzz the film received. It's not a perfect film of course, but it certainly is a surprisingly good first film by such a young guy. I mean you have to cut him some slack, he was 19 when he made it.
The actor who plays his mother, Anne Dorval, plays yet another mother in the second film, Niels Schnieder's. . She's almost unrecognizable.
southendmd:
Ouch! Anyway, my film-going companions (equally middle-aged) concurred. BTW, we sat next to a vrai Québecois, who said that his mother told him to see the film!
I'll look for "Les amours imaginaires".
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