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Laughter (2020 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Laughter' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Martin Laroche and released in 2020.Maxime Demers, [https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/02/01/une-proposition-mysterieuse-et-deroutante "Une proposition mystrieuse et droutante"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', February 2, 2020. The film stars Lane Labrche-Dor as Valrie, a woman who was the sole survivor of a massacre in her hometown several years earlier in the midst of a civil war; although she has successfully rebuilt her life with a job in a long-term care home and a new romantic relationship with Gabriel (Alexandre Landry), she still struggles with survivor's guilt until the arrival of Jeanne (Micheline Lanctt), a new patient at the home, gives her a new perspective on life.Andr Duchesne, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/202001/30/01-5258942-le-rire-de-quoi-pleurer-.php "Le rire : de quoi pleurer"]. 'La Presse', January 31, 2020.

The film's cast also includes Sylvie Drapeau, Christine Beaulieu, Catherine Proulx-Lemay, Jean-Sbastien Courchesne, velyne Rompr and velyne de la Chenelire.

The film premiered in theatres on January 31, 2020.Helen Faradji, [https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/cinema/blogue/1496189/martin-laroche-le-rire-ou-lambition-de-faire-reflechir-leane-labreche-micheline-lanctot-dor-cinema-quebecois "Martin Laroche : Le rire, ou lambition de faire rflchir"]. Ici Radio-Canada, January 29, 2020. On April 7, with virtually all film distribution in Canada suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the film was made available for free internet streaming as a special one-day promotion by its distributor, Maison 4:3.[https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/04/06/le-film-le-rire-gratuit-en-ligne-mardi "Le film Le rire gratuit en ligne mardi"]. 'Le Journal de Montral', April 6, 2020.

Critical response



For 'Le Devoir', Jrme Delgado praised Labrche-Dor's performance, but wrote that the film overall was riddled with plot holes, most notably the fact that the film's physical and social setting showed virtually no traces of actually having been torn apart by war.Jrme Delgado, [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/571902/le-rire-faut-il-en-rire "Le rire: faut-il (en) rire?"]. 'Le Devoir', February 1, 2020. Andr Duchesne offered a similar assessment for 'La Presse', criticizing the lack of any significant information in the film about an event that would have been far more traumatic to society than was evident in the screenplay. He also noted that a key scene in the film, a soliloquy by the long-term care centre's human resources director, was so similar to a scene in Denys Arcand's 2003 film 'The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)' that he hoped, but did not know for sure, that the scene was intended as a deliberate homage.

Accolades



The film received two Prix Iris nominations at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards:

References




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