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Matthias & Maxime

Name: Matthias & Maxime
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2019-10-09
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.08

★ 7,1 /10 (510 Votes)

2019 FR 120 min

Overview

Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.

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Release date

09/10/2019

Votes

510

Popularity

1.1

Best friends forever.

Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

120 min

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Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas

Matthias

Xavier Dolan

Maxime

Pier-Luc Funk

Rivette

Samuel Gauthier

Frank

Antoine Pilon

Brass

Adib Alkhalidey

Shariff

Micheline Bernard

Francine

Anne Dorval

Manon

Marilyn Castonguay

Sarah

Catherine Brunet

Lisa

Harris Dickinson

McAfee

Camille Felton

Erika Rivette

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Martine

Monique Spaziani

Colette

Jacques Lavallée

Courtemanche

Louis-Julien Durso

Matisse

Johanne Garneau

Neighbor on Balcony

Alexandre Bourgeois

Julien

Jean Harvey

Grandmaster

Connor McMahon

Lawyer in the Elevator

Michael Kelly

Bar Customer (uncredited)

Louise Bombardier

Tante Ginette

No photo

Claude Gasse

Woman sitting at the Bar

Agnès Bouchard

Dancer

Guenièvre Sandré

Barmaid

Julie Beauchemin

Ginette's Superior

William Pelletier

Student on the Bus

Audrey McDonald

Max's Friend

Dakota Jamal Wellman

Lawyer in the Elevator

Beverly Lowe

Grandmaster's Colleague

Nathalie Doummar

Young Pregnant Woman

Alice Pascual

Sarah's Friend

Félix Paquette

Shariff's Friend

Maude Demers-Rivard

Shariff's Friend

No photo

Victor Billo

Shariff's Friend

Anne-Krystel Goyer

Apparition

Original Soundtrack

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It’s hard not to be swept up by ‘Matthias and Maxime’. This is a film made with such love and care, sincerity and grace, showcasing everything that makes Xavier Dolan such an arresting filmmaker and distilled into their purest form. What made my heart soar was in how it laid bare how complex human relationships are, how pointless such binaries as gender and sexuality are, how love between two people is greater than simply defined as friendship or romance. ‘Matthias and Maxime’ refuses to play into such simplistic categories, instead celebrating the wonder of love and human connection without t…

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I was rather disappointed by this effort from Xavier Dolan. Perhaps writing/editting and starring in the film robbed him too much of objectivity when it came to actually watching this bit of a non-story. He portrays "Max", a young French-Canadian man who is about to emigrate to Australia. At a party with his childhood friends, he and handsome best pal Matt (Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) get lumbered with starring in a video being made by one of their number's pesky younger sister. The scene involved the two of them kissing - something neither had done (as an adult) with a man before. What ensues …

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As much as I like the work of Xavier Dolan, this film was very disappointing. It was predictable, dull, and just not showing anything new or creative. I look forward to his next fantastic film.

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