Who Is Xavier Dolan?
Last night in Cannes, Montrealer Xavier Dolan surprised many by winning three of four prizes in the DIrector's Fortnight for his film "I Killed My Mother." Dolan stars in, wrote and directed the semi-autobiographical film which is about a 16-year-old boy just discovering his homosexuality and fighting with his mother, who constantly annoys him ("C.R.A.Z.Y." 2009?). It apparently got a massive standing ovation (10 minutes, by the estimate of the friend I know who was there), and I suspect this is the beginning of a healthy life for the film on the festival circuit... I'd be shocked if it isn't in the Toronto lineup (and personally disappointed... I'm kind of dying to see it at this point).
He has a really interesting bio... He was born in March, 1989, making him barely 20 years old. He's the son of Quebec actor Manuel Tadros, and has been acting since he was 12 (this seems like a bit of a trend in Canada... think Sarah Polley and Jacob Tierney, both child actors that went on to direct acclaimed works in their 20s). He was the star of Jean Coutu commercials (a big Quebec drugstore... I'm actually in Montreal right now and many folks I know you grew up here remember the commercials vividly), recently starred in "Martyrs," and does the Quebecois dubbing for the characters of Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, Justin in High School Musical 3, and Jacob Black in Twilight, among others.
And, well, not to take the superficial route.. but he's also gay and really cute:
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9 Comments
Luc Thivierge | August 30, 2011 3:07 AM
Just saw "J'ai tué ma mère". (I know, I'm late.)I knew I would like it but am pleasantly surprised. I LOVED IT. It's story that's been told but it is presented in such a modern light: "You live in modern mad times but with the poetry of eras past" (not sure if I remember the quote exactly). Uncanny thing, I had been told that Xavier looks like me when I was that age. The hair. The clothing style. The face. I guees its true, but I sure don't have that awe inspiring talent. Bravo!
koko | April 20, 2010 4:32 AM
i dont know why... but i love that boy
CAROLE MONDELLO | July 17, 2009 6:41 AM
I met Xavier 3 years ago on actor Hugolin Chevrette's 30th birthday! He asked me if it would be at all possible to shoot his movie; with the budget I made then..., he did not have the money to do it; so he looked for producers that he found but neither Sodec or Telefilm responded to the financial request to help produce the film! At 2008 FIFM (Festival des films du monde), he asked me if I would consider helping him to produce the film..., I did! After reading the script, looking for crew and equipment..., I asked Daniel Morin to request AGAIN Sodec to finance the post production of the film...
This is how it happened! I believed in the script and in Xavier, Daniel Morin accepted to join me in this adventure... 7 months later... I was in Cannes so proud of Xavier and his first movie.
Tricia | June 18, 2009 11:23 AM
Film Circuit distributes many Canadian, independent and foreign films to places that wouldn't normally get them. Below is the information for the group that brings these films into Winnipeg. Check it out. (Also, if you just search Film Circuit, then your city name you can usually find a centre near you) Most people I know who do the Film Circuit love input from people and can get you info on when they will show films like this.
City: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Circuit Group Name: Cinémental
Circuit Start-up: 2007
Contact: Marc-François Tremblay
Phone: (204) 788-3145
Email: mftremblay@shaw.ca
Website: cinemental.com
Screens: Globe Theatre (Portage Place)
kati | June 7, 2009 11:25 AM
just saw the film w/english subtitles in montreal, one of the most beautiful films ever, should win best foreign film/oscar, great great acting, mother, hubert and boyfriend, so very very very honest, will recommend it to my gr 11 students
thelostboy | June 1, 2009 4:52 AM
peter! he looks a lot like you. but then, you're gay and really cute.
fred | May 30, 2009 12:42 PM
this must be a hardbreaking story,
hope it will be nominated in the best foreign picture category for the next oscars (you can always dream)
James Molloy | May 26, 2009 10:04 AM
Was Dolan's mother Irish? I suspect so. Dolan
is the Anglecised form of, O'Dobhailen, a name
recorded in, Galway (ancestral home of, Che
Guevara) since the 12th Century (MacLysaght)
The Dolan name is also popular in, Athlone,
Leitrim, Cavan (ancestral home of Edgar Alan
Poe)
Bravo Xavier for doing Ireland
proud too.
kip | May 25, 2009 6:57 AM
quite cute indeed! the thing I hate about films like these, is they are never shown in winnipeg, :(