The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2019-03-13
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 678 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 7min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Sons of Manual
  • Production Country: Canada, United Kingdom
  • Director: Xavier Dolan
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Summary

A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

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  • Kit Harington

    as John F. Donovan
  • Jacob Tremblay

    as Rupert Turner
  • Natalie Portman

    as Sam Turner
  • Ben Schnetzer

    as Adult Rupert Turner
  • Thandiwe Newton

    as Audrey Newhouse
  • Susan Sarandon

    as Grace Donovan
  • Amara Karan

    as Mrs. Kureishi
  • Chris Zylka

    as Will Jefford Jr.
  • Emily Hampshire

    as Amy Bosworth
  • Jared Keeso

    as James Donovan
  • Kathy Bates

    as Barbara Haggermaker
  • Michael Gambon

    as Man in Diner
  • Sarah Gadon

    as Liz Jones
  • Dakota Jamal Wellman

    as Eric
  • Susan Almgren

    as Aunt Faith
  • Leni Parker

    as Bonnie
  • Ari Millen

    as Billy
  • Katy Breier

    as Trish
  • Ellen David

    as Adam's Mother
  • Alison Louder

    as Hellsome High Actress
  • Matthew Raudsepp

    as Hellsome High Actor
  • Harry Strandjofski

    as Producer
  • Trevor Hayes

    as Director
  • Pat Kiely

    as Director #2
  • Brent Skagford

    as Editor #1
  • Sangita Patel

    as Journalist #3
  • Lukas Rolfe

    as Cedric James
  • Jane Wheeler

    as Aunt Anne
  • Craig Eldridge

    as Uncle Patrick
  • Carolyn Fe

    as Porter
  • Connor McMahon

    as Sasha
  • Holly Bernier

    as Journalist #2
  • Hamza Haq

    as Journalist #4
  • Niko Nikolov

    as Security Guard
  • Patrick Allard

    as Club Boy #1
  • Pierre-Luc Lafontaine

    as Fan in the Club
  • Gijs Blom

    as Rupert's Boyfriend
  • Sam Taylor Buck

    as Young Daniel
  • Daniel Murphy

    as Editor #2
Directing Xavier Dolan Director
Writing Xavier Dolan Screenplay
Writing Jacob Tierney Writer
Production Xavier Dolan Producer
Production Nancy Grant Producer
Production Lyse Lafontaine Producer
Art Colombe Raby Production Design
Art Charles-Olivier Tremblay Art Department Assistant
Art Lucie Tremblay Set Designer
Visual Effects Jean-François Ferland Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Marie-Claude Lafontaine Visual Effects Coordinator
Production Yves Desjardins Production Coordinator
Crew Marianne Messier Petit Transportation Coordinator
Production Peter Carlton Co-Producer
Production Barry Ryan Co-Producer
Lighting Denis Lamothe Gaffer
Production Benoît Mathieu Location Manager
Crew Réal Hamel Picture Car Coordinator
Production Liana Dee Production Accountant
Production Christian Fluet Production Accountant
Editing Xavier Dolan Editor
Crew André Turpin Cinematography
Editing Mathieu Denis Editor
Costume & Make-Up Michele Clapton Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Pierre-Yves Gayraud Costume Design
Art Pierre Perrault Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Xavier Dolan Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Kathy Kelso Key Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Denis Vidal Key Hair Stylist
Production Carmen Cuba Casting Director
Sound Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Julie Brisebois Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Linda Dowds Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Sjaan Gillings Makeup Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Sian Grigg Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Scott Hersh Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kathy Kelso Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Camiel McLean Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Maïna Militza Makeup Artist
Sound Sylvain Brassard Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Sylvain Brassard ADR Editor
Sound Sylvain Brassard Supervising Sound Editor
Sound Sylvain Brassard Sound Effects Editor
Sound Sylvain Brassard Sound Designer
Sound Jean-Charles Liozu Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Jean-Philippe Savard Sound Effects Editor
Art Frédérique Bolté Set Decoration
Art Pascale Deschênes Set Decoration
Art Susan Raney Set Decoration
Art Sébastien Thivierge Set Decoration
Art Patrick Binette Set Dresser
Art Louis Cyr Set Dresser
Art Raymond Larose Set Designer
Art Anna Mayerová Set Designer
Art Benoit Robitaille Set Dresser
Art Georges Samuel Set Dresser
Art Radia Slaimi Set Designer
Costume & Make-Up Lenka Koutková Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Heather Leat Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Suzanne Pakier Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Karel Bocek Set Costumer
Visual Effects Robert Bock Visual Effects Supervisor
Visual Effects Annie Cliche Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Ismaël Gros VFX Artist
Visual Effects Alain Lachance VFX Artist
Visual Effects Marie-Claude Lafontaine Visual Effects Producer
Art James Price Art Direction
Production Nicholas DeWitt Location Assistant

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