Matthias et Maxime
Cinema has always been fond of groups of individuals: the affinities, tensions, differences and impulses that animate these groups make them ideal microcosms for understanding human relations and portraying an era, a generation or a society. Not to mention the fact that the dynamics of a group of people can be a formidable narrative, humorous and psychological engine, never lacking in twists and emotions. This cycle proposes to explore this motif through a first selection of films placed under the sign of friendship: from the edgy teenagers of the 1980s to the idle youth of the 1990s, from Yves Robert's post-war children to** Xavier Dolan's millennial lovers, via **Jacques Rivette's independent students or Claude Sautet's aging friends.
Matthias and Maxime, two childhood best friends approaching thirty, go to a party to celebrate Max's departure for a two-year trip. An unplanned kiss will put everything in question.
Xavier Dolan
Xavier Dolan is a Quebecois director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He first received international acclaim with his feature film directorial debut, I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère), at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Directors' Fortnight, at just 20 years old. Since then, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have been showcased at major film festivals. Dolan has won several awards, including the Jury Prize for Mommy (2014), and the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival for It's Only the End of the World (Juste la fin du monde, 2016). He is frequently hailed as the "one of the brightest talents in Quebec cinema." As an actor, Dolan is also active in Quebec's dubbing industry, lending his voice to over 250 films and series. Notably, he has provided the French-language voices for actors such as Timothée Chalamet, Nicholas Hoult, and Eddie Redmayne.
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