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The Death and Life of John F. Donovan
Synopsis
A young man's calculated reassessment of his infamous, and ultimately disastrous, childhood correspondence with an American television star. A decade after the death of the TV star, the young man, now an actor himself reminisces the written correspondence he shared with the star, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Special Presentations - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 127 mins
- Director
- Xavier Dolan
- Producer
- Lyse Lafontaine, Nancy Grant, Xavier Dolan, Michael Merkt
- Co-Producer
- Peter Carlton, Barry Ryan
- Executive Producer
- Joe Iacono, Patrick Roy, Anick Poirier, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz
- Editor
- Mathieu Denis, Xavier Dolan
- Screenwriter
- Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney
- Director of Photography
- André Turpin
- Production Designer
- Colombe Raby, Anne Pritchard
- Sound
- Sylvain Brassard
- Music
- Gabriel Yared
- Principal Cast
- Jacob Tremblay, Kit Harington, Susan Sarandon, Jessica Chastain, Nathalie Portman, Thandie Newton, Sarah Gadon
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 28th August 2018
