Breaking Glass Pictures
will bring DVD and Blu-ray edition of Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan’s
award-winning romantic drama, Laurence Anyways, to the domestic
market place on Oct. 1.
The story of the
relationship between Laurence (Melvil Poupaud — Time to Leave, Broken
English, 44 Inch Chest, etc.) and Frederique (Suzanne Clement — L'Audition,
It's
Not Me, I Swear!) spans a ten-year period that begins in the late ‘80s
and has more emotional ups, downs and twists than a five star rollercoaster.
Two years into their
relationship, Laurence — a high school teacher and soon-to-be-published author
— announces to his fiancé that he feels that life going forward for him should
be as a woman. He’s always felt that way
and it has taken him some time to work up the emotional courage to announce his
decision.
The relationship comes
undone, but soon she returns out of love and agrees to help him with his
transformation. His mother (a nice turn
by Nathalie Baye) is more understanding when she tells him, “I never felt you
were my son, but you’re my daughter.”
Transformation at school
does not go well, even though the students in his class prove to be accepting …
the faculty and administration, less so.
Depressed, out of work, he eventually drives “Fred” (Frederique) away …
but she remains deeply in love with him as events unfold and future
relationships are pushed to the breaking point.
Presented in French, with
English subtitles, bonus features include deleted scenes, with the Blu-ray SKU
also including the featurette titled “MoMA Presents: An Evening with Xavier
Dolan.”
To download this week's
complete edition of the DVD and Blu-ray Release Report: DVD & Blu-ray Release Report
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