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The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.The story of a young Canadian boy who tries to escape mentally from his disturbed family thanks to his fantasy and imagination.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 8 nominations
Gilbert Sicotte
- Narrator
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaThis was the last film of Jean-Claude Lauzon.
- Alternate versionsThe UK censors made 2 cuts totaling 32 seconds. One showed young boys stroking a woman's breasts. The other was for cruelty to a cat.
- SoundtracksChanson de Bianca
Lyrics by Jersy Kowal
Music by François Dompierre
Performed by Sylvie Legault
Performed by Federico Troiani
Featured review
The most magic of magic realism
Echoes of the magnificent THE TIN DRUM reverberate through the stunning, lyrical French-Canadian LEOLO.
The late Jean-Claud Lauzon's masterwork filters a dysfunctional family through the eyes of a dreamer who imagines himself to be Italian.
The film is filled with gorgeous cinematic studies of childhood cruelty, sexual abuse, eccentricity, first love, first self-love, insanity, obsession, unusual uses for meat products, and familial bonds.
As Leolo, Maxime Collin is without peer, delivering a truly amazing performance as a young boy on a difficult journey of discovery and exploration.
A wonderful Tom Waits cue anchors the soundtrack and eccentric supporting performances bring vivid color to the drama.
The film is photographed and directed with such amazing precision and passion that you can not help but be propelled by it.
In every sense an original, emotional work, and one of the best films ever made.
An obscure modern classic.
The late Jean-Claud Lauzon's masterwork filters a dysfunctional family through the eyes of a dreamer who imagines himself to be Italian.
The film is filled with gorgeous cinematic studies of childhood cruelty, sexual abuse, eccentricity, first love, first self-love, insanity, obsession, unusual uses for meat products, and familial bonds.
As Leolo, Maxime Collin is without peer, delivering a truly amazing performance as a young boy on a difficult journey of discovery and exploration.
A wonderful Tom Waits cue anchors the soundtrack and eccentric supporting performances bring vivid color to the drama.
The film is photographed and directed with such amazing precision and passion that you can not help but be propelled by it.
In every sense an original, emotional work, and one of the best films ever made.
An obscure modern classic.
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- Dec 30, 2003
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- Léolo
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- Gross US & Canada
- $611,703
- Gross worldwide
- $611,703
- Runtime1 hour 47 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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