It's Only the End of the World
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| Directed by | Xavier Dolan |
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| Screenplay by | Xavier Dolan |
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Juste la fin du monde by Jean-Luc Lagarce |
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| Music by | Gabriel Yared |
| Cinematography | André Turpin |
| Edited by | Xavier Dolan |
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99 minutes |
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| Language | French |
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| Box office | $9 million |
It's Only the End of the World (French: Juste la fin du monde) is a 2016 Canadian-French drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux and Vincent Cassel. It is about a young playwright who reunites with his family after a 12-year absence to inform them he is going to die.
It was shot in Montreal and Laval, Quebec, beginning in 2015, employing a bungalow. The small core of actors were selected against typecasting, with Dolan and Cotillard challenged by the awkwardness in dialogue inherent in Lagarce's work.
The film screened at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where it received divided reactions from critics. Dolan became the second Canadian director to receive the Cannes Grand Prix. It also won six Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture, and three César Awards, including Best Director.
In a place identified as "Somewhere," Louis, a 34-year-old gay playwright dealing with a terminal illness, takes a short flight to his home to reunite with his family, whom he has not seen in 12 years. His younger sister, Suzanne, has little knowledge of him. Upon arriving to the house, Louis' mother Martine is surprised to realize Louis has never met his brother Antoine's wife Catherine, as Louis was not present at their wedding. Catherine begins telling Louis about her and Antoine's children, nervously stammering to explain why they named one of their boys Louis, after Louis and Antoine's father. Antoine creates tension, snapping that Louis is uninterested in hearing about their children. Louis expresses interest in seeing the family's former house, citing nostalgia, which bewilders the others who regard it as a ruin. He later talks on the telephone, saying he plans to tell his family about his impending death and then leave, while expressing uncertainty as to how they will react.
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