A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 31, 2020
Original Title:
Le rire
Alternate Titles:
A Risada
Genres:
Comedy | Drama
Production Companies:
La Boîte à Fanny
Production Countries:
Canada
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 124
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.
Choreographer:
Virginie Brunelle
Costume Designer:
Ginette Magny
Director:
Martin Laroche
Director of Photography:
Mathieu Laverdière
Editor:
Amélie Labrèche
Makeup & Hair:
Josianne Cournoyer
Music:
Robert Marcel Lepage
Producer:
Fanny-Laure Malo
Production Designer:
Marie-Hélène Lavoie
Sound:
Yann Cleary
Jean-François Sauvé
Luc Boudrias
Visual Effects Supervisor:
François Trudel
Writer:
Martin Laroche
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