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Laurence Anyways

2012 · 2h 48m · NOT RATED Drama, Romance
Directed by Xavier Dolan

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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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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

"Laurence Anyways" is a formidable display of French Canadian director Xavier Dolan's prodigious talents, but also a case study of a young talent still finding his way to greatness.He'll get there one day, soon, but this film doesn't quite do it.

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Lushly romantic and daringly original.

Andrea Gronvall, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It's all too much, really, including its 21/2-hour-plus running time. But it's also engrossing, an ultimately tender story of a transsexual's transformation over 10 years and its effect on him and the people around him.

Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Fresh

Poupaud's quiet moments convey a lofty, poignant introspection, and Clement erupts with grand, if scattershot, furies.

Richard Brody, New Yorker
Rotten

At nearly three hours, it's entirely too long, needlessly padded out with an intrusive interview-framing device.

Farran Smith Nehme, New York Post

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