Ten years ago, Xavier Dolan released Mommy, a film that went on to win the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. With its raw performances, explosive scenes, sharp dialogues, and bold formal creativity, the film has rarely been screened in its original 35mm format. Now, in celebration of this unique reunion, it will be shown once again in 35mm, with the filmmaker himself in attendance.
Winner of the Jury Prize, 2014 Cannes Film Festival
A feisty widowed single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her explosive 15-year-old ADHD son. As they try to make ends meet and struggle with their unpredictable ménage, the peculiar, new girl across the street, Kyla, benevolently offers her help.
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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