Andree Lachapelle, Binette Reno, Denys Arcand
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
Directed by: Jean Claude Lauzon, Jean-Claude Lauzon
Release Date: January 1, 1992
DVD Release Date: October 25, 2005
Stats: 308 reviews
A fantastic Canadian film, in both quality and content. Strange though, but in that lovely sort of way that draws you in. Basically it's the story of a highly intelligent boy growing up in a tenement in Montreal with his oddball, mostly insane, family, and the imaginary living dr...( read more)
Leolo was the second and final film from the French Canadian Jean-Claude Lauzon, who tragically died in a plane crash before making another film. This is a very hard film to describe, it?s sort of an absurdist journey through the mind of a mischievous youth. This kid, the title...( read more)
LÉOLO (1993)
dir. Jean-Claude Lauzon
cast. Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Pierre BourgaultI am not sure if I liked this film. But I know its a good movie. Its about escapism. A kid alters the world around him with his imagination not to go mad like half of his family.
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One of the craziest and the greatest Canadian films ever made. Despite the dysfunctional nature of pretty much everyone, I loved all the characters in this film!
Just could not get into this movie & after falling asleep a couple times, I just gave up & turned it off
What you get is a very symbolic and poetic film, thought-provoking by moments, grotesque by others. It reminds of Michel Tremblay's Chroniques du Plateau Mont-Royal and of L'Avalée des Avalés, a brilliant novel from Rejean Ducharme which is directly quoted in the film. It was wri...( read more)
this is very charming, quirky, beautiful, and original movie., it reminds me a lot of 'amelie'.,
i dont know what else i should say about this movie, i mean this is a complete and accomplished movie.,
does it has a good plot? yes
how about the story? superb
the directing? very go...( read more)
A wonderful movie rich in fantasy and cynicism of a young boy who retreats in his dreams to escape his dysfunctional life.
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