Laughter

Laughter

2020
2h 4min

As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.

Laughter

Storyline

As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
    Released
    1/31/2020
    Runtime
    2h 4min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    La Boîte à Fanny
Cast
Léane Labrèche-Dor
Léane Labrèche-Dor
Valérie
Micheline Lanctôt
Micheline Lanctôt
Jeanne
Alexandre Landry
Alexandre Landry
Gabriel
Sylvie Drapeau
Sylvie Drapeau
La Présidente
Normand Daoust
Normand Daoust
Le soldat
Sophie Clément
Sophie Clément
Alice
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Jean-Sébastien Courchesne
Samuel
Catherine Proulx-Lemay
Catherine Proulx-Lemay
L'amie
Évelyne Rompré
Évelyne Rompré
Directrice des RH
Christine Beaulieu
Christine Beaulieu
Sylvie
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Florence
Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi
Préposé aux bénéficiaires
Stéphanie Germain
Stéphanie Germain
Femme graffiti
Dominique Quesnel
Dominique Quesnel
La mère
Marc-André Brunet
Marc-André Brunet
Homme dans la voiture
Fayolle Jean Jr
Fayolle Jean Jr
Préposé aux bénéficiaires
Pascale Drevillon
Pascale Drevillon
Voix au téléphone
Gabrielle Lamarche
Gabrielle Lamarche
Adolescente à la fosse
François Lambert
François Lambert
Le peintre
Émilie St-Germain
Émilie St-Germain
La fille
Isabelle Duchesneau
Isabelle Duchesneau
Femme dans la voiture
Sylvain Poirier
Homme qui prie
Rebecca Miville-Deschênes
Jeune fille
Catherine Hughes
Préposée aux bénéficiaires
Jade Tessier
Adolescente à la fosse
Jean-Marie Montbarbut
Homme à la montre
Pénéloppe Deraîche-Dallaire
Mère décédée
Émilie-Rose Laplante
Adolescente à la fosse
Hervé Simba
Préposé aux bénéficiaires
Rosa Zacharie
Rosa Zacharie
Épouse du soldat
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