A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Costume
Natalie Portman's chaotic wigs deserve their own credit.
Direction
Dolan's maximalist style—love it or hate it, it's committed.
Score
Gabriel Yared's sweeping strings drown every scene beautifully.
Director
Xavier Dolan
Kit Harington
John F. Donovan
Natalie Portman
Sam Turner
Jacob Tremblay
Rupert Turner
Susan Sarandon
Grace Donovan
Kathy Bates
Barbara Haggermaker
Ben Schnetzer
Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
Thandiwe Newton
Journalist
Jared Keeso
James Donovan
Chris Zylka
Will Jefford Jr.
Amara Karan
Miss Kureshi
Emily Hampshire
Amy Bosworth
Michael Gambon
Man in Diner
Sarah Gadon
Liz Jones
Susan Almgren
Aunt Faith
Jane Wheeler
Aunt Anne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dolan cut Jessica Chastain entirely from the final film—her scenes as a gossip columnist hit the editing room floor.
The film parallels real Hollywood closeting scandals, with Donovan evoking Rock Hudson and Montgomery Clift's tragic fates.
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