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Mood:
- SincereEmotional
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Plot:
- TranssexualCouple RelationsImpossible LoveGenderLove and RomanceCouplesSupportive SpouseFollow Your Dream more...
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Genres:
- DramaRomanceForeign
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century80s90s
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Praise:
- Cannes Festival WinnerPrestigious Awards
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Laurence Anyways, 2012
French
Canada, France
Profile of Laurence Anyways
Laurence Anyways can be described as sincere and emotional. The plot revolves around being transsexual, impossible love, and couples relations. The main genres are drama, foreign, and romance. In approach, Laurence Anyways is serious and realistic. It takes place in the 1980s and in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being a Cannes festival winner.
Summary of Laurence Anyways
In 1989, Laurence Alia celebrates his 30th birthday with Fred, his girlfriend and reveals his deepest desire: he wants to become a woman. After much trepidation, Fred agrees to accompany Laurence throughout the metamorphosis. Once it's complete, Laurence returns to his life as a woman, but despite what seems like a smooth transition, the weight of social stigma, family rejection and the incompatibility within the couple becomes ultimately too much to handle.
Details
| Language: | French |
| Country: | Canada, France |
| Release date: | 18 July 2012 |
| Runtime: | 159 min |
Cast and Crew
as Laurence
as Fred Belair
as Laurence's Mother
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