Mirrors (2007 film) explained

Mirrors
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Director:Étienne Desrosiers
Producer:Étienne Desrosiers
Starring:Xavier Dolan
Stéphane Demers
Music:Pierre Desrochers
Cinematography:Stefan Ivanov
Editing:Christophe Flambard
Studio:Productions 7e Vague
Runtime:14 minutes
Country:Canada
Language:French

Mirrors (French: Miroirs d'été) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Étienne Desrosiers and released in 2007.[1] The film stars Xavier Dolan as Julien, a shy and withdrawn teenager who is spending the summer with his family at a lake cottage, and experiences a sexual awakening when he develops a romantic interest in older neighbour Hervé (Stéphane Demers).[2]

The cast also includes André Nadeau and Julie Beauchemin as Julien's parents, Maxime Allaire as his younger brother Antoine, and Patrick Martin as a teenage boy, never named, who is a rival for Hervé's affections.

The film was labelled as Dolan's breakthrough acting role as an adult, after having previously performed exclusively in children's roles.[3]

The film was subsequently included in Bad Romance, the seventh edition of the Boys on Film series of gay-themed short film DVDs,[4] and as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Dolan's directoral debut film I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère).

Notes and References

  1. https://www.allocine.fr/film/court-metrage/news-18622385/ ""Miroirs d'été", un court-métrage avec Xavier Dolan !"
  2. https://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/programmation/projections/film/miroirs-dete-0 "Miroirs d'été"
  3. https://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/people/articles/biographie-et-actualites-de-xavier-dolan-par-vanity-fair/81117 "La biographie de Xavier Dolan par VanityFair.fr"
  4. Darryl Griffiths, "Boys On Film: Bad Romance". Movie Marker, February 19, 2015.