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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by Xavier Dolan released in USA on 31 december 2018 with Kit Harington
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019)
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Add to a movie listMa vie avec John F. Donovan (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan) est un film dramatique canadien coécrit, coproduit, réalisé et monté par Xavier Dolan, sorti en 2019.
Il s'agit de son premier film tourné en anglais.
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Dix ans après la mort d’une vedette de la télévision américaine, un jeune acteur se remémore la correspondance jadis entretenue avec cet homme, de même que l’impact que ces lettres ont eu sur leurs vies respectives.Actors
Kit Harington
(John F. Donovan)
Jessica Chastain
(Moira McCallister-King)
Kathy Bates
(Barbara Haggermaker)
Susan Sarandon
(Grace Donovan)
Jacob Tremblay
(Rupert Turner)
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