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14 November 2019 12:00-13:00Filmhuset

About Xavier Dolan

With a poetic vision and aesthetics, Xavier Dolan has since his acclaimed feature film debut ”I Killed My Mother” continued to explore the complexity of family relationships and the existential side of living. Often dealing with characters refusing to conform to the norms of society, Dolan's individual style cuts deep with raw emotion and compelling narratives - which has naturally earned him a prominent position in the contemporary film scene in the last decade.

In 2010 the Stockholm International Film Festival screened Dolan's highly praised second feature film, ”Heartbeats” which won several international prices and nominations. Dolan was back again at the Stockholm Film Festival in 2014 with ”Mommy” which won the prestigious Audience Award and had previously picked up the Jury Price at the Cannes Film Festival 2014. He has since the success of ”Mommy” made two more feature films, ”It's Only the End of the World” which received the 2016 Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and ”The Death and Life of John F. Donovan”. This year at the festival, Dolan will be presenting his new film ”Matthias & Maxime ”, starring Gabriel D´Almedia Freitas and Xavier Dolan himself. 

All you need to know

When: Nov 14th 12.00-13.00
Where: Filmhuset, Borgvägen 1-5, 115 53 Stockholm

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A selection of Dolan's films

Matthias & Maxime

This year Xavier Dolan is a nominee of the Stockholm Impact Award with his film ”Matthias et Maxime”, telling the story of childhood friends Matthias and Maxime, who in their late twenties are forced to reconsider their relation as well as sexuality after finding out that they will need to kiss in front of the camera, in a student short film. This triggers a series of mixed emotions and challenges their friendship in a way they never could have imagined. 

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Mommy

In 2014 Dolan visited the Stockholm Film Festival for the second time, this year with the critically acclaimed film "Mommy". The film won the prestigious Audience Award here at the festival and had previously the same year picked up the Jury Price at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Heartbeats

In 2010 the Stockholm International Film Festival screened Dolan's highly praised second feature film ”Heartbeats” which won several international prizes and nominations, among those the Regards Jeunes Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

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