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The Death and Life of John F Donovan

A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

Director

Xavier Dolan

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Sons of Manual,Lyla Films,Warp Films

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John F. Donovan

Sam Turner

Natalie Portman

Rupert Turner

Grace Donovan

Barbara Haggermaker

Rupert Turner (21 Y.O.)

Journalist

Thandiwe Newton

James Donovan

Will Jefford Jr.

Mrs. Kureishi

Amy Bosworth

Emily Hampshire

Man in Diner

Liz Jones

Aunt Faith

Aunt Anne

Uncle Patrick

Cedric James

Big Billy

Rupert's Boyfriend

Late Night Show Host

Adam's Mother

Director

News Anchor

Anne Mroczkowski

Police Officer

Female Anchor

Barmaid

Guenièvre Sandré

Journalist #1

Journalist #2

Hellsome High Actor

Matthew Raudsepp

Cashier

Allan Michael Brunet

Lawyer #1

Lawyer #2

Fan in the Club

Pierre-Luc Lafontaine

Young Fan

Vincent Messina

Young Fan

Anthony Luigi Aguiar

Young Fan

Young Fan

Hannah Morgan Lord

Young Fan

Rebecca Windheim

Club Boy

Patrick Abellard

Club Boy

Alexandre Bacon

Barista

Make-Up

Concierge

Díana Bermudez

Paparazzo

Journalist

Journalist

Girl in Car

Teale Bishopric

Gossip Editor

Catherine Boily

Police Officer

Dilyana Bouklieva

Photographer

Trish

Fan Girl at the Bar

Catherine Brunet

Train Commuter

Lady in Hotel Hallway

Paparazzo

Marcello Di Fruscia

Driver

Porter

Train Passenger

Vendor

Passerby

Will's Dad

Casting Director

Market Seller

Nathanael James

Paparazzo

Fred Nguyen Khan

Young Fan

Ariane L'Heureux

Moira's Assistant

Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

Will's Mom

Young Fan

British TV Producer

Daniel Lillford

Morgue Technician

Gerardo Lo Dico

Hellsome High Actress

Tailor

Picture Car Driver

Serge Martineau

Neighbour

Harry Dave McLaren

Intern (Sasha)

Commuter

Editor

Flower Seller

Matteo Paciletti

Paparazzo

Bonnie

Casting Receptionist

Photographer

Christina Pennant

Teenage Girl

Passerby

Market Vendor

Commuter

Mother

Warona Setshwaelo

Editor

Club Girl

Catherine St-Laurent

Salim

Market Crowd

Fran Targ

Young Daniel

Sam Taylor Buck

Connor Jefford

Lawyer

Passerby

Market Crowd

Police Office Staff

Casting Director

Photographer

Eric

Dakota Jamal Wellman

Commuter

Photographer

Young Director

Matthew Winters

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Well, my appointment in Paris
got pushed, didn't it? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Well, my appointment in Paris got pushed, didn't it?

I got your email this morning, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I got your email this morning,

So, I've come here
to greet him in person, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

So, I've come here to greet him in person,

I don't give a shit
about getting his name right, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I don't give a shit about getting his name right,

How am I supposed to conduct
an interview with someone - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

How am I supposed to conduct an interview with someone

What, and I'm gonna write
about some actor du jour - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

What, and I'm gonna write about some actor du jour

And if that little squirt
gives me one iota of sass, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

And if that little squirt gives me one iota of sass,

Can you believe they still
use these old pay phones - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Can you believe they still use these old pay phones

I can see a coherence with
the rest of Eastern Europe. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I can see a coherence with the rest of Eastern Europe.

Production pays
for some shitty mobile - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Production pays for some shitty mobile

I'll be with you in a minute
so we can start the interview. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'll be with you in a minute so we can start the interv...

September 2017,
"Turner publishes memoir - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

September 2017, "Turner publishes memoir

My, do they feed you
at The Times? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

My, do they feed you at The Times?

"The sassy actor stormed into
the Art Nouveau decorated café, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

"The sassy actor stormed into the Art Nouveau decorated...

As you're well aware,
I haven't read your book, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

As you're well aware, I haven't read your book,

As we're both here now,
let's get started - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

As we're both here now, let's get started

When they emailed me
yesterday afternoon that - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

When they emailed me yesterday afternoon that

You contributed to this - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

You contributed to this

Could be now,
could be 10-20 years, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Could be now, could be 10-20 years,

She spoke in
foreign tongues, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

She spoke in foreign tongues,

Oh, I was anxious
you'd never get - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Oh, I was anxious you'd never get

Now, I'd very much like it
if we could begin now - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Now, I'd very much like it if we could begin now

Uh-huh, well,
if you miss it, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Uh-huh, well, if you miss it,

Do you want me to write
this piece or not, Mr. Turner? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Do you want me to write this piece or not, Mr. Turner?

I think everyone
remembers the scandal, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I think everyone remembers the scandal,

Why don't you back up
all the way - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Why don't you back up all the way

No, I can still smell
the gas-like odor - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

No, I can still smell the gas-like odor

I can still hear the pen - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I can still hear the pen

We'd always handwrite every
letter, never typed or emailed. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

We'd always handwrite every letter, never typed or emai...

For John, things started
to go wrong - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

For John, things started to go wrong

Everybody was starting
to pay attention - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Everybody was starting to pay attention

But to us, who had been
following him since day one, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

But to us, who had been following him since day one,

That whole slutty
mineworker look is huge - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

That whole slutty mineworker look is huge

So, Prada shipped the
suit to the office, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

So, Prada shipped the suit to the office,

Miuccia says "break a leg"
and then some Italian shit - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Miuccia says "break a leg" and then some Italian s...

I'm having lunch
with Chris next week. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'm having lunch with Chris next week.

It would've meant the world
to Larry if you'd been there. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

It would've meant the world to Larry if you'd been...

- As grateful as I am to Larry, I can't clone myself.
- Thank God! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

- As grateful as I am to Larry, I can't clone myself. -...

John, tonight's the season
premier of Hellsome High, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

John, tonight's the season premier of Hellsome High,

Amy, you are glowing
with fuego! Who? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Amy, you are glowing with fuego! Who?

I'm the luckiest
guy in the world. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'm the luckiest guy in the world.

Rupert! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'm looking forward to reading
your notes from today's class. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'm looking forward to reading your notes from today�...

Your preoccupation with
your classmates' sexuality - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Your preoccupation with your classmates' sexuality

You must include
3 enumerations - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

You must include 3 enumerations

Everybody, I'd like to
remind you that next week, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Everybody, I'd like to remind you that next week,

And don't forget,
the object you bring in - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

And don't forget, the object you bring in

Don't tell me about
your weekend at Hogwarts! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Don't tell me about your weekend at Hogwarts!

School had
always been a refuge as a kid. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

School had always been a refuge as a kid.

Have you ever confided this
obsession in anyone else before? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Have you ever confided this obsession in anyone else before?

Uh, what sort of interlocutor
are we talking about here? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Uh, what sort of interlocutor are we talking about here?

You seem to think I'm here to talk about some icon

But I came here thinking
we'd talk about influence - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

But I came here thinking we'd talk about influence

So, if you're looking
for contrived notions - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

So, if you're looking for contrived notions

This isn't about business, OK?
This is not about art. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

This isn't about business, OK? This is not about art.

So, I don't care that
John was untalented. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

So, I don't care that John was untalented.

I don't care that what
he did was ridiculous - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I don't care that what he did was ridiculous

I don't care that his story,
in this time and age, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I don't care that his story, in this time and age,

Honey, I couldn't watch
you suffer anymore. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Honey, I couldn't watch you suffer anymore.

Adam, just tell me
none of it was true. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Adam, just tell me none of it was true.

What? Hi!
Mrs. White knows? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

What? Hi! Mrs. White knows?

Of course! The hidden
cameras in the season finale! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Of course! The hidden cameras in the season finale!

Aaah! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Honey, what are you? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Honey, what are you?

Come on, this is
Hellsome High! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Come on, this is Hellsome High!

Thank you, God!
Thank you for Hellsome High! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Thank you, God! Thank you for Hellsome High!

I've been waiting for
this moment all my life! - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I've been waiting for this moment all my life!

My father had left
when I was 2, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

My father had left when I was 2,

...in my own perspective,
all my dreams had disappeared. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

...in my own perspective, all my dreams had disappeared.

So we gotta look for projects - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

So we gotta look for projects

And I won't pretend it's made
the move easier for him, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

And I won't pretend it's made the move easier for ...

I'd left a lot behind,
moving to England, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I'd left a lot behind, moving to England,

Amy and John grew up together. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Amy and John grew up together.

John often slept in hotel rooms. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

John often slept in hotel rooms.

I mean, it's pretty big - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I mean, it's pretty big

When Amy and I first
moved into the city, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

When Amy and I first moved into the city,

We couldn't afford electricity
for the first couple of months, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

We couldn't afford electricity for the first couple of ...

One of the neighbors
kept complaining - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

One of the neighbors kept complaining

When the firemen showed up, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

When the firemen showed up,

I got a 7:00 a.m. call
on Hellsome, - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

I got a 7:00 a.m. call on Hellsome,

...I actually auditioned
for Hellsome. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

...I actually auditioned for Hellsome.

Dude, you should
get some rest, anyway. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Dude, you should get some rest, anyway.

You got... 7:00 a.m.?
That's early. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

You got... 7:00 a.m.? That's early.

It's OK. I'll... I'll
just let myself out. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

It's OK. I'll... I'll just let myself out.

And you know
all this from the letters? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

And you know all this from the letters?

? On a steady diet of ? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

? On a steady diet of ?

? No one ever died
for their sins in hell ? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

? No one ever died for their sins in hell ?

Mom, you up early
or you're up late? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

Mom, you up early or you're up late?

She'll be here Friday
if your schedule changes. - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

She'll be here Friday if your schedule changes.

...is Beef Bourguignon not
your favorite meal, Jonathan? - The Death and Life of John F Donovan

...is Beef Bourguignon not your favorite meal, Jonathan?

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A decade after the death of an American television star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he shared with him, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

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Director: Xavier Dolan

Writer: Xavier Dolan, Jacob Tierney

Production: Sons of Manual,Lyla Films,Warp Films

Genre: drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 28/100

ImdbRating: 6.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Dec 2019

Awards: N/A

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