Project Detail

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
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
Composer: Gabriel Yared
Principal cast: Jacob Tremblay, Kit Harington, Susan Sarandon, Jessica Chastain, Nathalie Portman, Thandie Newton, Sarah Gadon

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Canada, UK coproduction

Lyla Films (CA), Sons of Manual (CA), Warp Films (UK)

Warp Films

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London
W1W 7DZ

production@warpfilms.com

Sales Company

Seville International

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H2Z 1J1 Montreal
Quebec
Canada

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