The film engages with the stylings and bubbly tonality of the classic rom-com in ironic fashion.
Denys Arcand fashions a commandingly leisurely pace that allows us to follow these people who walk a tightrope separating ecstasy from misery.
This transfer of Dolan’s bracing melodrama is just okay, but the good news is that Laurence Anyways is now widely available in this country.
It takes cojones for a filmmaker to chase Fassbinder’s ghost, but it takes heart and talent to damn near catch up with it.