Laurence Anyways (2012) on Netflix
Laurence Alia teaches literature in Montreal and loves Frédérique, called Fred. On her birthday he tells her he has always felt himself to be a woman and wants to live as one.
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Plot summary
Montreal, 1989. Laurence Alia is a literature teacher and a novelist. Frédérique Bellair, Fred, is a filmmaker close to her first feature. They have been a couple for years. On Fred's birthday Laurence tells her the secret he has carried his whole life: he has always felt himself to be a woman and wants to begin living as one. Fred reacts badly and accuses him of being gay. They separate for a short time, then Fred decides she must stand by him, over the objections of her mother and sister. She shows him how to do his own makeup and buys him a wig, and he begins dressing in women's clothes.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Laurence Anyways (2012)
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- Xavier Dolan wrote Laurence Anyways after hearing of the story of Luce Baillairgé, unaware that his producer, Lyse Lafontaine, had been Baillairgé's girlfriend and that they had a son; Lafontaine sought the consent of Baillairgé and her children before making the film.
