Laughter

Laughter

124 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 31, 2020

As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.

Laughter

124 mins | Drama, Comedy | Jan. 31, 2020

Laughter
As a civil war shakes the Quebec province of Canada, Valerie is the sole survivor of a mass execution where her boyfriend is killed. Years later, she’s in a close relationship with her new partner, Gabriel. At the Long Term Care Center where she works as an orderly, she befriends Jeanne, an erudite and funny woman, dealing with an important physical handicap. Mixing realism and worrying strangeness, The Laugh presents a humane exploration of the survivor’s syndrome, the grieving process, the distance of time, the power of love, and the joy of being alive.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers La Boîte à Fanny
Original title Le rire
Directors Martin Laroche
Writers Martin Laroche

Cast

Léane Labrèche-Dor

as Valérie

Micheline Lanctôt

as Jeanne

Alexandre Landry

as Gabriel

Sylvie Drapeau

as La Présidente

Normand Daoust

as Le soldat

Sophie Clément

as Alice

Évelyne Rompré

as Directrice des RH

Christine Beaulieu

as Sylvie

Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi

as Préposé aux bénéficiaires

Stéphanie Germain

as Femme graffiti

Dominique Quesnel

as La mère

Marc-André Brunet

as Homme dans la voiture

Fayolle Jean Jr

as Préposé aux bénéficiaires

Pascale Drevillon

as Voix au téléphone

Gabrielle Lamarche

as Adolescente à la fosse

François Lambert

as Le peintre

Émilie St-Germain

as La fille

Isabelle Duchesneau

as Femme dans la voiture

Sylvain Poirier

as Homme qui prie

Catherine Hughes

as Préposée aux bénéficiaires

Jade Tessier

as Adolescente à la fosse

Jean-Marie Montbarbut

as Homme à la montre

Pénéloppe Deraîche-Dallaire

as Mère décédée

Émilie-Rose Laplante

as Adolescente à la fosse

Hervé Simba

as Préposé aux bénéficiaires

Rosa Zacharie

as Épouse du soldat