
The movie highlights ten years in the life of a literature teacher named Laurence who transforms himself into a woman after years of concealing his feelings. Her tremulous relationship with her family is further complicated by revealing herself to them while she struggles to find comfort with her significant other Frédérique. Though others may not initially accept or understand Laurence in her true form, those who knew her before her transformation still know her as Laurenc... (Full plot summary below)
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The movie highlights ten years in the life of a literature teacher named Laurence who transforms himself into a woman after years of concealing his feelings. Her tremulous relationship with her family is further complicated by revealing herself to them while she struggles to find comfort with her significant other Frédérique. Though others may not initially accept or understand Laurence in her true form, those who knew her before her transformation still know her as Laurence, anyways.
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| Slant MagazineChuck BowenIt takes cojones for a filmmaker to chase Fassbinder's ghost, but it takes heart and talent to damn near catch up with it. |
| Irish TimesTara BradyThis big, dreamy, audacious picture has larger questions about relationships and identity. Can anyone be true to his or her inner self in the context of romantic love? |
| CultureCatchBrandon JudellThere are frequent moments of genius where you are rendered blissfully immobile by the onscreen carryings-on; uncountable witticisms you wish you yourself had dashed off; and unbridled passions that hit the heavens and then bounce back harrowingly. |
| AfterElton.comBrian JuergensThis frequently brilliant epic does more than make us understand the challenges faced by trans people and those who love them - it makes us feel those challenges ourselves. |
| Paste MagazineJoe PeelerDolan, now on his third film, is confident. He takes his time. The movie is long enough and covers a great enough time span that the word "epic" will be thrown at it. |
| The Popcorn JunkieCameron WilliamsA grand story that breaks down the love between two people to its purest form as a matter of the heart beyond the physical that's delicately handled |
| The ListAllan HunterIt is mannered, pretentious and ragged and yet it is beautifully crafted ... |
| Windy City TimesRichard KnightSuzanne Clement gives one of those legendary, no-holds-barred performances that announces the arrival of a sensational new screen presence. |
| Seven DaysMargot HarrisonIt's far longer than it needs to be. But it's still an absorbing chronicle of a romance in which one partner happens to be transsexual. |
| Shockya.comBrent SimonIt evidences a hoarder's bond to moments of extravagantly photographed feeling -- no matter that it's often the same feelings being communicated, over and over. |