Laurence Anyways (2012)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $9,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 11.94 |
Directed By
Xavier Dolan
Crew
Xavier Dolan
Anne Pritchard
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan
Eduardo Noya Schreus
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan
Jean Frenette
Olivier Goinard
Lyse Lafontaine
François Barbeau
François Grenon
Gus Van Sant
Pascale Deschênes
Vito Martinelli
Louis Dandonneau
Charles Gillibert
Kathy Kelso
Nathanaël Karmitz
Colombe Raby
Magali Métivier
Sylvain Brassard
Colleen Quinton
Xavier Dolan
Rémi Burah
Carole Mondello
Yves Bélanger
TOP CAST
Melvil Poupaud
Laurence Alia
Suzanne Clément
Fred Bellair
Nathalie Baye
Julienne Alia
Monia Chokri
Stéfanie Bellair
Susan Almgren
Journalist
Yves Jacques
Michel Lafortune
Sophie Faucher
Andrée Bellair
Magalie Lépine-Blondeau
Charlotte
Catherine Bégin
Mamy Rose
Emmanuel Schwartz
Baby Rose
Jacques Lavallée
Dada Rose
Perrette Souplex
Tatie Rose
Patricia Tulasne
Shookie Rose
David Savard
Albert
Monique Spaziani
Francine
Denise Filiatrault
Restaurant Manager
Violette Chauveau
Élise Voïlinsky
Mylène Jampanoï
Fanny
Jacob Tierney
Alexandre
Gilles Renaud
Board Chairman
Patrice Coquereau
Board Secretary
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé
Mélanie
Anne Dorval
Marthe Delteuil
Pierre Chagnon
Yves Voïnitski
Éric Bruneau
Mathieu
Alexis Lefebvre
Simon Deltreuil
Denys Paris
Roland Bertrand
Vincent Davy
Pierre Alia
Vincent Plouffe
Léo
Manuel Tadros
Apartment Owner
Alexandre Goyette
Marco de Bellefeuille
Antoine Olivier Pilon
Young Teen
Bronwen Mantel
Antique Dealer
Mario Geoffrey
Truck Driver
Yvette Thuot
Albert's Aunt
Jeanne Gionnet-Lavigne
Student
Claude Gasse
Supermarket Clerk
Clément Deschênes
Barman
François Sasseville
Academic
Xavier Dolan
Man at the Party (uncredited)
Emily Hampshire
Woman on Set (uncredited)
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