The trailer for Xavier Dolan’s latest film, The Death and Life of John F. Donovan , was launched today.
The first English-language film by the director of Juste la fin du monde will be screened on March 13 in France under the guidance of distributor Mars Films.
No release date is yet fixed in Quebec, says one side of Films Seville, in charge of the release of the film in Canada. The filmmaker posted this message on his Instagram account :
“My friends, I’m so proud to share with you the trailer for this movie. It was a complex process, a long-term quest, driven by love and perseverance. I learned more about this film than ever before. I am grateful to Mars Films for their faith in me, and in this project. Their support since the first day was unfailing; their passion, unchanged, despite the wait. My life with John F. Donovansortira in France on March 13th. Unfortunately, I do not know when he will go out to other countries. I’m not in charge, by the way, nor have I ever been and will never be, to decide when he will come out. Just as I was not in charge of deciding when it would be appropriate to reveal this trailer. Know that my only desire since the beginning of this adventure has always been to share everything with you. Do not hide anything. The moment has come to let go of this film, to part with it. He’s yours. I hope he finds you, and brings you a form of joy and hope. “
Launched at the Toronto Film Festival last year, John F. Donovan’s The Death and Life , which features an awesome cast including Kit Harington, Jacob Tremblay, Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates and many others, been the target of very severe criticism. No agreement with an American distributor has yet been concluded to date.
