Xavier DOLAN, Canadian director, talks about acting. He was an actor himself before he was a director and would like to make films again. It explains all the pleasure of the actor to fulfill the expectations of the director especially when one is not himself the director, which, otherwise, would be "a bit like masturbation".
Xavier DOLAN, a Canadian filmmaker, wants to push young people to realize their dreams because he believes that hard work is possible. He explains his difficulties in the film industry, the fact that he financed his first film "I killed my mother" at the age of 19.
Patrick COHEN interviews director Xavier DOLAN who will be a member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. He evokes films that he likes, from the cinema of authors to American blockbusters.
Léa SALAME receives the filmmaker Xavier DOLAN to talk about his award, the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival, for his film "Juste la fin du monde". Xavier DOLAN explains why he makes films, his ambition by making them.
The young director Xavier DOLAN, interviwé by Patrick COHEN, evokes the chance he had to be noticed in the world of cinema. He explains that it was during the Directors' Fortnight in 2009 when he presented his film "The Day I Killed My Mother" that it was revealed to the public.
Léa SALAME receives the director Xavier DOLAN to talk about his award, the Grand Prix of the Cannes Film Festival, for his film "Juste la fin du monde". He talks about his emotion at the award ceremony. He evokes the difficulty, for him, regarding the reception of his films by the public, which can affect him personally.
The Festival Lumière offers a retrospective on Italian director Luchino Visconti. Xavier DOLAN, Canadian actor and director, came to present the film "Death in Venice". The director explains it is this film that made him want to be a filmmaker and made the link between these films and that of Visconti.