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{{short description|Canadian filmmaker (born 1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Xavier Dolan
| honorific-suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CQ|CM|size=100%}}
| image              = Xavier Dolan Cannes 2016.jpg
| caption            = Dolan at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]]
| birth_name         = Xavier Dolan-Tadros
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1989|03|20|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Montreal]], Quebec, Canada
| occupation         = {{hlist|Film director|producer|screenwriter|editor|actor|costume designer}}
| years_active       = 1994–present
| parents            = [[Manuel Tadros]] (father)
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Xavier Dolan|Full list]]
}}

'''Xavier Dolan-Tadros''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CQ|CM}} ({{IPA|fr|ɡzavje dɔlan tadʁɔs|lang}};<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ZrfnQhtrE&t=8m31s |title=''The Death and Life of John F. Donovan'' Cast and Crew Q&A |publisher=[[Toronto International Film Festival]] |date=11 September 2018 |access-date=21 April 2019 |archive-date=6 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906041714/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ZrfnQhtrE&t=8m31s |url-status=live }}</ref> born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several [[arthouse]] feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature film directorial debut, ''[[I Killed My Mother]]'' ({{lang|fr|J'ai tué ma mère}}), which he also starred in, wrote, and produced, and which premiered at the [[62nd Cannes Film Festival]] in the [[Directors' Fortnight]] section and won three awards from the program.<ref name="globe">[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/qubcois-filmmaker-electrifies-cannes/article1151287/ "Québécois filmmaker electrifies Cannes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528074751/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/qubcois-filmmaker-electrifies-cannes/article1151287/ |date=28 May 2009 }}. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', 25 May 2009.</ref><ref name="mtlgaz">{{cite news|date=23 May 2009|title=Quebec film scores hat trick at Cannes|work=Montreal Gazette|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Quebec+film+m%C3%A8re+scores+trick+Cannes/1622366/story.html|url-status=dead|access-date=25 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091021100326/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Quebec+film+m%C3%A8re+scores+trick+Cannes/1622366/story.html|archive-date=21 October 2009}}</ref>

Since 2009, he has written and directed eight feature films, all of which have premiered at Cannes, with the exception of ''[[Tom at the Farm]]''—which premiered at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2013—and his first English-language film, ''[[The Death & Life of John F. Donovan]]'', which premiered at the [[2018 Toronto International Film Festival]]. Dolan has also directed music videos, notably with [[Adele]] for her singles "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]" (2015), and "[[Easy on Me]]" (2021), for which he received a [[Grammy Award for Best Music Video]] nomination.

Dolan has won [[list of awards and nominations received by Xavier Dolan|many accolades]] for his work, including the [[Jury Prize]] at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] for ''[[Mommy (2014 film)|Mommy]]'' and the [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]] for ''[[It's Only the End of the World]].'' He has also won several [[Canadian Screen Awards]] and [[César Award]]s.

Outside of his own films, he has also starred in films from other directors, such as ''[[Elephant Song (film)|Elephant Song]]'' (2014), ''[[Boy Erased]]'' (2018), ''[[Bad Times at the El Royale]]'' (2018), ''[[It Chapter Two]]'' (2019), and ''[[Lost Illusions (2021 film)|Lost Illusions]]'' (2021). In 2022, he was nominated for the [[César Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for ''Lost Illusions''.

== Early life ==
Dolan was born and raised in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]].<ref name="Bilefsky">{{Cite news |last=Bilefsky |first=Dan |date=27 April 2018 |title=He Wanted to Escape His Childhood. Now, It Fuels His Art. |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/world/canada/xavier-dolan.html |access-date=21 November 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204132616/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/world/canada/xavier-dolan.html |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the son of Geneviève Dolan, a [[Québécois people|Québécois]] public college administrator with Irish roots,<ref name="Bilefsky"/> and [[Manuel Tadros]], an [[Egyptian-Canadian]] actor and singer of [[Copts in Egypt|Coptic]] and [[Syro-Lebanese in Egypt|Lebanese]] descent.<ref name="Mail">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebecois-filmmaker-electrifies-cannes/article1364657/ |title=Québécois filmmaker electrifies Cannes |date=25 May 2009 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |last1=Perreaux |first1=Les |last2=Renzetti |first2=Elizabeth |access-date=18 September 2017 |archive-date=16 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033046/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebecois-filmmaker-electrifies-cannes/article1364657/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His parents divorced when he was 2 years old, leaving his mother to take care of him in suburban Montreal.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=12 January 2015 |title=Xavier Dolan |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/xavier-dolan-1 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Interview |language=en-US |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121223549/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/xavier-dolan-1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="ctvnews">{{Cite web |last=Kane |first=Laura |date=16 December 2014 |title=Quebec filmmaking phenom Xavier Dolan always had a 'vision,' says his father |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-filmmaking-phenom-xavier-dolan-always-had-a-vision-says-his-father-1.2149656 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=[[CTV News (Montreal)|CTV News]] |language=en |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121223549/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-filmmaking-phenom-xavier-dolan-always-had-a-vision-says-his-father-1.2149656 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has an older half-brother from his father's previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |date=22 February 2017 |title=Xavier Dolan: 'If I didn't make movies, I would be a very angry man' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/22/xavier-dolan-if-i-didnt-make-movies-i-would-be-a-very-angry-man |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=3 March 2024 |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608064744/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/22/xavier-dolan-if-i-didnt-make-movies-i-would-be-a-very-angry-man |url-status=live }}</ref>

He began acting at the age of 4, after his aunt, a production manager, suggested he auditioned for a minor role in a TV drama.<ref name="anthem">{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Kee |title=Q&A with Xavier Dolan |url=https://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-xavier-dolan/ |date=3 December 2012 |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Anthem Magazine |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121223549/https://anthemmagazine.com/qa-with-xavier-dolan/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Most notably he starred in a series of 21 commercials for a Canadian drugstore chain, [[Jean Coutu Group|Jean Coutu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jean Coutu pub avec Xavier Dolan (1996-99) - YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9fruLezKHYrsl1r_CtXiAX5vZly4Pnn |access-date=21 November 2023 |via=YouTube |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121223549/https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa9fruLezKHYrsl1r_CtXiAX5vZly4Pnn |url-status=live }}</ref> He kept working until he was 8, when his mother, unable to cope with such a hyperactive child, sent him to boarding school in rural Quebec for 5 years.<ref name="ctvnews"/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bilefsky |first=Dan |date=27 April 2018 |title=He Wanted to Escape His Childhood. Now, It Fuels His Art. |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/world/canada/xavier-dolan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427163345/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/27/world/canada/xavier-dolan.html |archive-date=27 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="anthem"/>

His extensive dubbing career also started to intensify at this time, as Dolan found it hard to audition and get acting jobs. At first it was because he was away for school and then, when he was back in Montreal, because he was "too small, too big, too young, too old for all kinds of roles", according to casting directors.<ref name="anthemmagazine">{{Cite web |last=Chang |first=Kee |title=Catch-Up: Xavier Dolan |url=https://anthemmagazine.com/catch-up-xavier-dolan/ |date=30 May 2013 |website=Anthem Magazine |access-date=23 November 2023 |archive-date=23 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123000707/https://anthemmagazine.com/catch-up-xavier-dolan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tremblay |first=Odile |date=16 October 2009 |title=Moteur! pour Xavier Dolan |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/271896/moteur-pour-xavier-dolan |access-date=21 November 2023 |website=Le Devoir |language=fr |archive-date=31 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231000136/https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/271896/moteur-pour-xavier-dolan |url-status=live }}</ref> Once he completed his high school education, he decided to enroll at the [[College de Maisonneuve]] studying literature, but he will only last two months, later describing the experience as "suffocating".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pedro |first=Alexandre |date=21 September 2016 |title=Enquête: XAVIER DOLAN, l'enfance d'une mèche |url=https://sofilm.fr/enquete-xavier-dolan-lenfance-dune-meche |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830060907/https://sofilm.fr/enquete-xavier-dolan-lenfance-dune-meche |archive-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

Remembering his early days as an actor preceding his filmmaking debut, Dolan said:{{blockquote|The director of a film I made when I was seven noticed I asked a lot of questions about everything. And he pointed at the director's chair and said: 'in 20 years, you're going to be sitting there.' But that wasn't clear to me at all. I wanted to be an actor. I became a director because I wanted to have the artistic authority to cast whoever I wanted in the lead role. I wrote my first film because I wanted to act again. I missed acting, I missed expressing things physically and emotionally.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Xavier Dolan: 'I'm not an enfant terrible. I'm a human being reacting' |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/xavier-dolan-i-m-not-an-enfant-terrible-i-m-a-human-being-reacting-1.2982538 |access-date=2023-11-21 |newspaper=The Irish Times |language=en |archive-date=21 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121233020/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/xavier-dolan-i-m-not-an-enfant-terrible-i-m-a-human-being-reacting-1.2982538 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

== Career ==

=== ''I Killed My Mother'' ===
{{Main|I Killed My Mother}}
Dolan attracted international attention with his [[directorial debut]]—a film about the complicated relationship between a mother and her teenage son—which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in at the age of 19.

He reportedly began writing the script when he was 16 years old.<ref name="radiocanada">{{cite news |date=20 May 2009 |title=Festival de Cannes: Accueil remarquable pour Dolan |language=fr |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/cinema/2009/05/19/001-cannes-dolan.asp |url-status=live |access-date=26 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329090027/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/arts-spectacles/cinema/2009/05/19/001-cannes-dolan.asp |archive-date=29 March 2019}}</ref> Talking about the genesis of the film, actress [[Anne Dorval]], who starred as the titular mother and would later work on numerous projects with him, stated Dolan was only 15 when he first came to see her at her dubbing studio. The first script he gave her, ''Pink Wings'' (''Les Ailes Roses'') was ultimately never filmed and it was described as "four films in one" by Dorval. As she turned him down, Dolan informed her he wasn't interested in that script anymore, and that he had decided to turn a short story he had written for French class, ''The Matricide'' (''Le Matricide''),<ref>{{Cite web |title=La lettre qui a inspiré le film J'ai tué ma mère de Xavier Dolan {{!}} Radio-Canada Info |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-7431993/lettre-qui-a-inspire-film-j-ai-tue-ma-mere-xavier-dolan |access-date=22 November 2023 |publisher=CBC/Radio-Canada |language=fr-ca |archive-date=22 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231122174037/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/info/videos/1-7431993/lettre-qui-a-inspire-film-j-ai-tue-ma-mere-xavier-dolan |url-status=live }}</ref> into what will come to be known as ''[[I Killed My Mother]]'' (''J'ai tué ma mère'').<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 March 2017 |title=Labrèche, Dolan... Anne Dorval parle des hommes de sa vie (professionnelle) |url=https://www.huffpost.com/archive/qc/entry/anne-dorval-homme-vie-professionnelle-_n_15087768 |access-date=22 November 2023 |website=HuffPost |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921115930/https://www.huffpost.com/archive/qc/entry/anne-dorval-homme-vie-professionnelle-_n_15087768 |url-status=live }}</ref>

He said in an interview with Canadian newspaper {{lang|fr|[[Le Soleil (Quebec)|Le Soleil]]}} that the film was [[autobiografiction|partly autobiographical]].<ref name="lesoleil">{{cite news |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php |title=Xavier Dolan: "J'ai toujours vu Cannes dans ma soupe" |last=Provencher |first=Normand |date=15 May 2009 |work=[[Le Soleil (Quebec)|Le Soleil]] |language=fr |access-date=27 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518102836/http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php }}</ref> When, years later, he was asked how his mother had received the film, he replied:{{blockquote|I think it was easier for my mom to think it was just about somebody else. She said the only thing that woman and her had in common was that they were both stuck in traffic on a bridge every morning. Years later, we talked about it and she said, "When I saw the film, the first thing I said to myself was, I didn't know he hated me that much." But making that film, for me, was such an effort of modesty in terms of accepting what a brash, hysterical, egotistical kid I could have been and embracing the fact that I needed to be honest so the movie wouldn't be one-dimensional. Making that movie was all about making that woman a hero and the moments mocking her are so largely outnumbered by the moments glorifying her, while demonizing ''him''–me. So for me, it was all about saying, "Didn't you know I ''loved'' you that much?".<ref name="anthemmagazine"/>}}[[File:Xavier Dolan.jpg|thumb|Dolan at the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]|214x214px|left]]
The film premiered at the [[Director's Fortnight]] program of the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] where it received an eight-minute standing ovation and won three awards: the Art Cinema Award, the SACD Prize for screenplay, and the Prix Regards Jeunes.<ref name="Mail"/> It also won the [[Lumière Award for Best French-Language Film]] and four [[Jutra Awards]], including Best Film, Best Screenplay, and Most Successful Film Outside Québec, beating out [[Denis Villeneuve]]'s film {{lang|fr|[[Polytechnique (film)|Polytechnique]]}} (2009) in what was deemed an "upset".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.altfg.com/film/i-killed-my-mother-jutra-awards-polytechnique/|title='I Killed My Mother' Tops Jutra Awards|work=Alt Film Guide|access-date=8 September 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033100/https://www.altfg.com/film/canada-quebec-differences/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dolan later said that the film was "flawed" and [[Peter Brunette]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "a somewhat uneven film that demonstrates a great deal of talent". Brunette also called the film "funny and audacious", while Allan Hunter of ''[[Screen International]]'' said that it possessed "the sting of shrewdly observed truth".<ref name=canenc>{{cite web|title = Xavier Dolan|url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/xavier-dolan/|website = The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 8 June 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190608164700/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/xavier-dolan|url-status = live}}</ref>

The film received the Claude Jutra Award (now known as the [[Canadian Screen Award for Best First Feature]]) at the [[Genie Awards|Genies]], and the [[Toronto Film Critics Association]] awarded Dolan the inaugural $5,000 [[Jay Scott Prize]] for emerging talent. ''I Killed My Mother'' was named one of Canada's Top Ten features of the year by the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] (TIFF) and chosen as Canada's official entry for [[Best Foreign Language Film]] for the [[82nd Academy Awards|2010 Academy Awards]], though it failed to receive a nomination from [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|the academy]].<ref name=canenc /><ref name=lacey>{{cite news|title = Xavier Dolan's long road to instant success|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/xavier-dolans-long-road-to-instant-success/article4304545/|first = Liam|last = Lacey|work = The Globe and Mail|access-date = 30 November 2015|date = 4 February 2010|archive-date = 16 April 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033049/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/xavier-dolans-long-road-to-instant-success/article4304545/|url-status = live}}</ref> Distribution rights were later sold to more than 20 countries.<ref name=hopewell>{{cite news | first=John | last=Hopewell | url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/rezo-wraps-up-dolan-s-love-1118014995/ | title=Rezo wraps up Dolan's 'Love' | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date=10 February 2010 | access-date=11 December 2017 | archive-date=26 April 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426091620/https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/rezo-wraps-up-dolan-s-love-1118014995/ | url-status=live }}</ref> Due to legal problems experienced by the film's U.S. distributor, [[Regent Entertainment]],<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.indiewire.com/2011/02/exclusive-the-100-films-affected-by-the-regent-lawsuit-and-what-the-filmmakers-can-do-about-it-243660/ | title = The 100 Films Affected By the Regent Lawsuit — And What the Filmmakers Can Do About It | work = IndieWire | access-date = 18 May 2017 | date = 11 February 2011 | first = Eric | last = Cohn | archive-date = 16 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033113/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/02/exclusive-the-100-films-affected-by-the-regent-lawsuit-and-what-the-filmmakers-can-do-about-it-243660/ | url-status = live }}</ref> it was not released theatrically in the U.S. until 2013, and once released, it earned little at the box office.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/the-one-border-xavier-dolan-cant-cross/article25778789/|title=The one border Xavier Dolan can't cross|last=MARSH|first=CALUM|date=30 July 2015|access-date=22 July 2017|language=en-ca|archive-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314073830/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/the-one-border-xavier-dolan-cant-cross/article25778789/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== ''Heartbeats'' ===
{{Main|Heartbeats (2010 film)}}
The second feature film Dolan directed, ''[[Heartbeats (2010 film)|Heartbeats]]'' ({{lang|fr|Les Amours imaginaires}}), was financed privately.<ref name=hopewell /> The film follows two friends who are infatuated with the same mysterious young man and their friendship suffers. It premiered in the [[Un Certain Regard]] category at the [[2010 Cannes Film Festival|63e Festival de Cannes]] in May 2010 where it received a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news | work=Montreal Gazette | url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Xavier+Dolan+Flattered+fretting+about+Cannes+return/2912741/story.html | title=Xavier Dolan: Flattered, but fretting about Cannes return | date=24 May 2009 | access-date=4 October 2018 | archive-date=7 October 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007175207/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Xavier+Dolan+Flattered+fretting+about+Cannes+return/2912741/story.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> It won the top prize of the Official Competition at the [[Sydney Film Festival]] in June and screened at several film festivals throughout 2011, but failed to find audiences in non-French-speaking countries. It received several Genie nominations and the AQCC (Québec association of film critics) award for Best Film.<ref name=canenc />

=== ''Laurence Anyways'' ===
{{Main|Laurence Anyways}}
His third film, ''[[Laurence Anyways]]'', was selected to compete in the {{lang|fr|[[Un Certain Regard]]}} section at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]]. [[Suzanne Clément]]'s performance in the film won the section's award for Best Actress.<ref name="Official Selection">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=2012 Official Selection |access-date=21 April 2012 |work=Cannes |archive-date=25 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225045132/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/58878.html%20 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="timescolonist">{{cite web |url=http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Dolan+minds+over+Cannes/6497214/story.html |title=Dolan in two minds over Cannes |access-date=21 April 2012 |work=Times Colonist |archive-date=23 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423062338/http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Dolan+minds+over+Cannes/6497214/story.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film received praise or qualified praise from critics.<ref>{{cite news | work = The Hollywood Reporter | access-date = 18 May 2017 | date = 19 May 2012 | url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/laurence-anyways-cannes-review-326821 | title = Laurence Anyways: Cannes Review | first = Stephen | last = Dalton | archive-date = 9 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171209172028/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/laurence-anyways-cannes-review-326821 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | work = The Independent | access-date = 18 May 2017 | date = 2 December 2012 | first = Jonathan | last = Strong | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/ios-film-review-laurence-anyways-8373751.html | title = IoS film review: Laurence Anyways | archive-date = 16 December 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181216170314/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/ios-film-review-laurence-anyways-8373751.html | url-status = live }}</ref> A critic for [[MTV]]'s ''The Out Take'', which focuses on [[LGBT]] films, called the film "the best film of the year."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2770858/the-out-take-laurence-anyways-best-film-of-the-year/|title=The Out Take: Why 'Laurence Anyways' Is Definitely Going to Make $100 Million This Weekend|publisher=MTV News|access-date=22 July 2017|language=en|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223647/http://www.mtv.com/news/2770858/the-out-take-laurence-anyways-best-film-of-the-year/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite the praise, the film was not released commercially for a year.<ref>{{cite news | work = IndieWire | access-date = 18 May 2017 | first = Kevin | last = Jagernauth | url = http://www.indiewire.com/2013/10/blu-ray-review-extensive-deleted-scenes-more-make-xavier-dolans-laurence-anyways-worth-revisiting-92879/ | title = Blu-Ray Review: Extensive Deleted Scenes & More Make Xavier Dolan's 'Laurence Anyways' Worth Revisiting | archive-date = 2 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170902075456/http://www.indiewire.com/2013/10/blu-ray-review-extensive-deleted-scenes-more-make-xavier-dolans-laurence-anyways-worth-revisiting-92879/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Upon release, the film struggled at the box office,<ref name=":0" /> and only grossed roughly $500,000 in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1472233703167|title=Seen on Screens {{!}} Viewing Canadian Feature Films on Multiple Platforms 2007 to 2014 |website=[[Canada.ca]]|language=en|access-date=22 July 2017|archive-date=21 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721024831/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1472233703167|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== ''Tom at the Farm'' ===
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[[File:Xavier Dolan Cannes 2014 2.jpg|thumb|242x242px|right|Dolan at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
In May 2012, Dolan announced that his fourth film would be an adaptation of [[Michel Marc Bouchard]]'s play ''[[Tom at the Farm]]'' (''Tom à la ferme'').<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/xavier-dolan-announces-fourth-film-will-direct-adaptation-of-michel-marc-bouchards-play-tom-a-la-ferme-20120507 |website=IndieWire |title=Xavier Dolan fourth film, is an Adaptation of Michel Marc Bouchard's Play 'Tom à la Ferme' |access-date=17 May 2016 |date=7 May 2012 |first=Charlie |last=Schmidlin |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110321/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/xavier-dolan-announces-fourth-film-will-direct-adaptation-of-michel-marc-bouchards-play-tom-a-la-ferme-20120507 |url-status=live }}</ref> It received its world premiere in the main competition section at the [[70th Venice International Film Festival]] on 2 September 2013, and won the FIPRESCI award. Though ''Tom at the Farm'' played the festival circuits in 2013, it was not released in the U.S. until 2015. In an August 2015 interview, Dolan said: "No one knows me in the States, because the movies have been released in such an awkward, irregular fashion, all by different distributors... I don't want to sound pretentious, but it's puzzling."<ref>{{cite news|title = Xavier Dolan: 'Film-making is not liberating'|url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/xavier-dolan-canada-tom-at-the-farm|work = The Guardian|access-date = 30 November 2015|first = Nigel M.|last = Smith|date = 11 August 2015|archive-date = 8 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208070008/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/aug/11/xavier-dolan-canada-tom-at-the-farm|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== ''Mommy'' ===
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Dolan's 2014 film, ''[[Mommy (2014 film)|Mommy]]'', shared the [[Jury Prize]] in the main competition section at the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]] with [[Jean-Luc Godard]]'s film ''[[Goodbye to Language]]'' ({{lang|fr|Adieu au langage}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/cannes-review-is-xavier-dolans-mommy-his-best-film-26376/|title=Cannes Review: Is Xavier Dolan's 'Mommy' His Best Film?|last=Kohn|first=Eric|date=22 May 2014|website=Indiewire|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617134424/http://www.indiewire.com/2014/05/cannes-review-is-xavier-dolans-mommy-his-best-film-26376/|url-status=live}}</ref> The jury president for the 2014 festival was [[Jane Campion]] and, upon receiving the award, Dolan stated: {{blockquote|''[[The Piano]]'' [Campion's film] was the first film that I watched that truly defined who I am... It made me want to write films for beautiful women with soul and will and strength. To even stand on the same stage as you [Campion] is extraordinary.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/25/cannes-2014-winter-sleep-palme-d-or-timothy-spall|title=Cannes festival ready for shut-eye after ''Winter Sleep'' wins Palme d'Or|date=25 May 2014|work=[[The Guardian]]|author1=Xan Brooks|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=25 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525072826/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/may/25/cannes-2014-winter-sleep-palme-d-or-timothy-spall|url-status=live}}</ref>}}The film was singled out by critics as Dolan's "most mature" film to date and proved to be a breakthrough in his career as a director.<ref>{{cite web|title = Mommy is a more mature and fully rounded expression of everything Xavier Dolan has gleaned in the past half-decade|first = Vicenzo|last = D'Alto|url = https://vancouversun.com/Mommy+more+mature+fully+rounded+expression+everything+Xavier+Dolan+gleaned+past+half+decade/10219354/story.html|date = 18 September 2014|work=Vancouver Sun|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 17 April 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160417014304/http://www.vancouversun.com/Mommy+more+mature+fully+rounded+expression+everything+Xavier+Dolan+gleaned+past+half+decade/10219354/story.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> It was his first film to achieve significant success at the box office, grossing over $3.5&nbsp;million domestically in 2014, becoming the highest-selling film in Quebec for 2014.<ref name=kelly>{{cite news|title = Mommy continues its box office dominance|url = https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/mommy-continues-its-box-office-dominance|work = Montreal Gazette|first = Brendan|last = Kelly|date = 18 November 2014|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 8 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151208165525/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/arts/mommy-continues-its-box-office-dominance|url-status = live}}</ref> According to the ''[[Montreal Gazette]]'', over one million people watched it in France.<ref name=kelly /> ''Mommy'' won the [[César Award]] for Best Foreign Film in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title = Xavier Dolan's Mommy wins best foreign film at France's César Awards|url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/xavier-dolan-s-mommy-wins-best-foreign-film-at-france-s-c%C3%A9sar-awards-1.2965679|publisher = CBC News|date = 20 February 2015|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 26 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151126111329/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/xavier-dolan-s-mommy-wins-best-foreign-film-at-france-s-c%C3%A9sar-awards-1.2965679|url-status = live}}</ref>

=== ''It's Only the End of the World'' ===
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[[File:Cannes 2016 37.jpg|left|thumb|302x302px|Dolan with the cast of ''[[It's Only the End of the World]]'' at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Dolan's next film was an adaptation of the play {{lang|fr|Juste la fin du monde}} by {{lang|fr|[[Jean-Luc Lagarce]]|italic=no}}, titled ''[[It's Only the End of the World]]''. The film stars {{lang|fr|[[Marion Cotillard]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|[[Gaspard Ulliel]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|[[Vincent Cassel]]|italic=no}}, {{lang|fr|[[Léa Seydoux]]|italic=no}} and {{lang|fr|[[Nathalie Baye]]|italic=no}}. Filming started in late May 2015.<ref name="Indie">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/xavier-dolans-next-film-teams-him-with-marion-cotillard-for-juste-la-fin-du-monde-20150428 |title=Xavier Dolan's Next Film Teams Him With Marion Cotillard For ''Juste la fin du Monde'' |access-date=2 May 2015 |work=[[IndieWire]] |date=28 April 2015 |archive-date=1 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501043054/http://blogs.indiewire.com/bent/xavier-dolans-next-film-teams-him-with-marion-cotillard-for-juste-la-fin-du-monde-20150428 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was an official selection for the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]], in competition for the [[Palme d'Or]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-live-stream-2016-film-festival-lineup-list|title=2016 Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup, Including New Films From Steven Spielberg, Jodie Foster and Many More|website=[[Indiewire]]|date=14 April 2016|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505030458/http://www.indiewire.com/article/cannes-live-stream-2016-film-festival-lineup-list|url-status=live}}</ref> and it won the festival's [[Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival)|Grand Prix]] and the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury|Ecumenical Jury Prize]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dolan defies critics, wins Cannes Grand Prix|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/xavier-dolan-cannes-juste-la-fin-du-monde-grand-prix-1.3595895|access-date=23 May 2016|publisher=CBC News|date=22 May 2016|archive-date=24 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524072504/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/xavier-dolan-cannes-juste-la-fin-du-monde-grand-prix-1.3595895|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/xavier-dolan-cannes-interview|title=Cannes Film Festival's Crown Prince Xavier Dolan on Directing Oscar Winners at Age 26|last=Miller|first=Julie|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=21 May 2015|access-date=1 June 2016|archive-date=23 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523021750/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/05/xavier-dolan-cannes-interview|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dolan stated that ''It's Only the End of the World'' is his best film and the one he's the most proud of.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2016 |title=Xavier Dolan says 'It's Only the End of the World' is his best film yet |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/xavier-dolan-says-it-s-only-the-end-of-the-world-is-his-best-film-yet-1.3070818 |website=[[CTV News]] |access-date=6 March 2022 |archive-date=6 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306220849/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/xavier-dolan-says-it-s-only-the-end-of-the-world-is-his-best-film-yet-1.3070818 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film premiered to polarized reactions from festival audiences and critics, with ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' calling it "the most disappointing film at Cannes."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/arts/movies/i-was-screaming-inside-xavier-dolan-reacts-to-his-latest-films-damning-reviews-at-cannes|title='I was screaming inside': Xavier Dolan reacts to his latest film's damning reviews at Cannes|website=[[National Post]]|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=20 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920144846/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/brendan-kelly-english-speaking-critics-dont-get-xavier-dolan|title=Brendan Kelly: English-speaking critics don't get Xavier Dolan|website=[[Montreal Gazette]]|date=24 May 2016|language=en-US|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=11 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311110951/http://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movies/brendan-kelly-english-speaking-critics-dont-get-xavier-dolan|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/05/xavier-dolan-its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review|title=Xavier Dolan's It's Only the End of the World Is the Most Disappointing Film at Cannes|last=Lawson|first=Richard|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=19 May 2016|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=17 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917111442/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/05/xavier-dolan-its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' called it "a cold and deeply unsatisfying" film<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/end-world-cannes-review-895345|title='It's Only the End of the World': Cannes Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=18 May 2016|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=22 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122205243/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/end-world-cannes-review-895345|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] dubbed it "a frequently excruciating dramatic experience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review-xavier-dolan-1201777980/|title=Cannes Film Review: 'It's Only the End of the World'|last=Debruge|first=Peter|date=18 May 2016|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=26 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926075455/http://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review-xavier-dolan-1201777980/|url-status=live}}</ref> During the festival, Dolan spoke out against the negative criticism in the media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2016/may/25/only-the-end-of-the-world-xavier-dolan-cannes-video-interview|title=Director Xavier Dolan: 'Cannes is sinking into a culture of hatred' – video interview|last1=Smith|first1=Nigel M.|date=25 May 2016|last2=Barnes|first2=Henry|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|last3=Swaby|first3=Jonross|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=24 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224031558/https://www.theguardian.com/film/video/2016/may/25/only-the-end-of-the-world-xavier-dolan-cannes-video-interview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Howell|first=Peter|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/05/19/montreal-filmmaker-xavier-dolan-faces-cannes-criticism-calmly.html|title=Montreal filmmaker Xavier Dolan faces Cannes criticism calmly |website=[[Toronto Star]]|date=19 May 2016|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625034118/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2016/05/19/montreal-filmmaker-xavier-dolan-faces-cannes-criticism-calmly.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The film also received positive reviews from critics, including ''[[The Guardian]]'', which called it a "brilliant, stylised and hallucinatory evocation of family dysfunction".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/19/its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review-xavier-dolans-nightmarish-homecoming-is-a-dream|title=It's Only the End of the World review: Xavier Dolan's nightmarish homecoming is a dream|last=Bradshaw|first=Peter|date=19 May 2016|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=20 September 2016|archive-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921212226/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/may/19/its-only-the-end-of-the-world-review-xavier-dolans-nightmarish-homecoming-is-a-dream|url-status=live}}</ref>

''It's Only the End of the World'' was a box office hit in France,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Demers |first=Maxime |date=29 September 2016 |title=Gros succès en France pour Xavier Dolan |trans-title=Big success in France for Xavier Dolan |url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/09/29/gros-succes-en-france-pour-xavier-dolan |website=[[Le Journal de Montréal]] |language=fr |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707211429/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/09/29/gros-succes-en-france-pour-xavier-dolan |url-status=live }}</ref> where it debuted at number one and sold over 1 million tickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=15852|title=Juste La Fin Du Monde|website=JP's Box-Office|access-date=7 July 2023|language=fr|archive-date=21 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021191210/http://jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=15852|url-status=live}}</ref> For his work on the film, Dolan won the [[César Award for Best Director|César Awards for Best Director]] and [[César Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]] at the [[42nd César Awards|42nd ceremony]] on 24 February 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Xavier Dolan honoured at France's version of the Oscars for It's Only the End of the World |language=en |publisher=[[CBC News]] |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cesar-awards-dolan-1.3999476 |access-date=26 February 2017 |archive-date=28 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228053151/http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/cesar-awards-dolan-1.3999476 |url-status=live }}</ref> He also won 3 [[Canadian Screen Awards]] for [[Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture|Best Motion Picture]], [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Direction|Best Achievement in Direction]] and [[Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Screenplay|Best Adapted Screenplay]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahearn |first=Victoria |title=Xavier Dolan, 'Orphan Black' big winners at Canadian Screen Awards |language=en-CA |work=[[CTVNews]] |url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/xavier-dolan-orphan-black-big-winners-at-canadian-screen-awards-1.3322127 |access-date=19 March 2017 |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053724/http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/xavier-dolan-orphan-black-big-winners-at-canadian-screen-awards-1.3322127 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''The Death & Life of John F. Donovan'' ===
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In March 2013, Dolan was in pre-production for his first English-language film ''[[The Death & Life of John F. Donovan]]'';<ref name="Blackbook">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbook.com/xavier-dolan-writing-his-first-american-film-the-death-life-of-john-f-donovan-more-from-moma |title=Xavier Dolan Writing His First American Film 'The Death & Life of John F. Donovan' & More From MoMa |access-date=27 December 2014 |work=Blackbook |archive-date=28 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141228085227/http://www.bbook.com/xavier-dolan-writing-his-first-american-film-the-death-life-of-john-f-donovan-more-from-moma/ |url-status=live }}</ref> he co-wrote the screenplay with [[Jacob Tierney]]. The film follows John F. Donovan ([[Kit Harington]]), a Hollywood film actor whose life and career are turned upside-down when a gossip columnist ([[Jessica Chastain]]) exposes his private correspondence with an 11-year-old fan. The film also stars [[Susan Sarandon]] as Donovan's mother and [[Kathy Bates]] as his manager.<ref name="Hollywood">{{cite news |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-sarandon-kathy-bates-board-755461 |title=Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates Board 'Mommy' Director's First English-Language Project |access-date=27 December 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=8 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108062528/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/susan-sarandon-kathy-bates-board-755461 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2018, Dolan confirmed via [[Instagram]] that Chastain had been cut from the film, and that the story had been altered throughout post-production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bey2fUjg_AC/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/xavierdolan/1707666855612903426_1707666836545594091 |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title=Please bare with me and read. Perhaps not the news you were waiting for, but something I had to tell you nonetheless. I will have other kind of information over the next few weeks. Please don't doubt my eagerness to share ''The Death and Life of John F. Donovan'' with you. - XD |last=Dolan|first=Xavier|date=4 February 2018|website=[[Instagram.com]]|access-date=4 February 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Speaking to [[Télérama|''Telerama'']], he mentioned the many issues faced during and after filming:{{blockquote|For the first time, everything was painful and problematic from start to finish, from funding to post-production, and beyond. It would be inelegant to name precisely the people who were problematic, and I am finally proud of the end result, but we had to make very difficult choices. I lived all the disappointments that I could live, humanly and artistically. By switching to a large budget, a fragmented shooting, in English and on two continents, I had to face my own ignorance, inexperience, incompetence. Everything was new to me, I had the impression of coming out of my kitchen, that is to say, of my artisanal practice of cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-25 |title=Xavier Dolan : "Pas question de m'éloigner de ce qui m'importe !" |url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/le-cineaste-xavier-dolan-pas-question-de-meloigner-de-ce-qui-mimporte,n6141028.php |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Télérama |language=fr |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115162405/https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/le-cineaste-xavier-dolan-pas-question-de-meloigner-de-ce-qui-mimporte,n6141028.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dolan Talks His Own "Ignorance, Inexperience, Incompetence" During Troubled Production Of 'John F. Donovan' |url=https://theplaylist.net/xavier-dolan-john-donovan-troubled-20190225/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=theplaylist.net |date=25 February 2019 |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115163907/https://theplaylist.net/xavier-dolan-john-donovan-troubled-20190225/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}The film had its world premiere at the [[2018 Toronto International Film Festival]], making it Dolan's first film to premiere at the festival. Following its premiere at the festival, it received universally negative reviews from critics.<ref name="rottentomatoes.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_death_and_life_of_john_f_donovan/|title=The Death and Life of John F. Donovan|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=13 September 2018|archive-date=16 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416033049/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_death_and_life_of_john_f_donovan/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[IndieWire]]'' dubbed the film the "worst" of Dolan's career.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-review-xavier-dolan-tiff-2018-1202002920/|title='The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' Review: Xavier Dolan's Worst Movie Stars Kit Harington as a Depressed TV Star|last=Kohn|first=Eric|date=11 September 2018|work=IndieWire|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=28 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528005534/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-review-xavier-dolan-tiff-2018-1202002920/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' gave the film one out of five stars, deeming it a "dubious mess".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/11/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-review-xavier-dolans-wild-misfire|title=The Death and Life of John F. Donovan review – Xavier Dolan's wild misfire|last=Lee|first=Benjamin|date=11 September 2018|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=17 September 2018|archive-date=16 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916235950/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/sep/11/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-review-xavier-dolans-wild-misfire|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' magazine called the film "mediocre at best".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2018/review-death-and-life-john-f-donovan/|title=TIFF review: The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan|last=Ritchie|first=Kevin|date=11 September 2018|work=NOW Magazine|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en-us|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012252/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff2018/review-death-and-life-john-f-donovan/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a more positive review, ''[[Screen International]]'' wrote that the film "may revisit a lot of familiar territory for Dolan but on this form it is good to welcome him home."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-toronto-review/5132549.article|title=''The Death And Life Of John F. Donovan'' - Toronto Review|work=Screen|access-date=17 September 2018|language=en|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054220/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-death-and-life-of-john-f-donovan-toronto-review/5132549.article|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== {{lang|fr|Matthias and Maxime}} ===
{{main|Matthias & Maxime}}
Dolan's eighth feature film, titled ''[[Matthias & Maxime]]'', centers on the titular Matthias (played by Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) and Maxime (played by Dolan himself), lifelong friends whose relationship is tested when they act in a short film whose script calls for them to kiss, leaving them both questioning their sexual identities when the experience awakens their long-dormant feelings for each other.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/23/matthias-maxime-review-xavier-dolan-cannes-2019 "Matthias & Maxime review – Xavier Dolan's heartfelt tale of male longing"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831201730/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/23/matthias-maxime-review-xavier-dolan-cannes-2019 |date=31 August 2020 }}. ''[[The Guardian]]'', 23 May 2019.</ref>

The film had its world premiere in the main competition section at the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]] on 22 May.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cannes festival 2019: full list of films |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531171650/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |archive-date=31 May 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Norman |date=11 December 2019 |title=TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019 |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608043951/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/features/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ |archive-date=8 June 2020 |access-date=31 August 2020 |work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]}}</ref> It received mixed to generally positive reviews, with ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' calling it a movie "miming an emotion that's never actually felt"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frosch |first=Jon |date=22 May 2019 |title='Matthias & Maxime': Film Review {{!}} Cannes 2019 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/matthias-maxime-review-1212922/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115162404/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/matthias-maxime-review-1212922/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted that "it feels at once younger and older, sweeter and more seasoned, than Dolan's last few films".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lodge |first=Guy |date=22 May 2019 |title=Film Review: 'Matthias & Maxime' |url=https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-matthias-maxime-1203223223/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102160948/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/cannes-film-review-matthias-maxime-1203223223/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was nominated for seven awards at the [[22nd Quebec Cinema Awards]], including [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for Funk and Best Editing for Dolan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Finalistes et laureats|url=https://gala.quebeccinema.ca/finalistes-et-laureats?annee=2020|access-date=3 May 2020|publisher=[[Prix Iris]]|language=fr|archive-date=2 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502234459/https://gala.quebeccinema.ca/finalistes-et-laureats?annee=2020|url-status=live}}</ref> It won for [[Prix Iris for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]] for Bernard, Best Music for Jean-Michel Blais, and Most Successful Film Outside Quebec.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 June 2020|title=Le film Antigone, grand gagnant du Gala Québec Cinéma avec six prix|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1710960/gala-quebec-cinema-prix-iris-antigone-gagnant|access-date=11 June 2020|publisher=[[CBC/Radio-Canada]]|language=fr|archive-date=24 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724112724/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1710960/gala-quebec-cinema-prix-iris-antigone-gagnant|url-status=live}}</ref> It was also included in the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]'s list of Canada's top 10 films of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Norman |date=11 December 2019 |title=TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019 - NOW Magazine |url=https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=NOW Toronto |language=en-US |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115162404/https://nowtoronto.com/movies/tiff-top-10-canadian-films-2019/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Retirement plans ===
In November 2022, Dolan indicated to ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'' his desire to take a break from the film industry.<ref>{{cite news|last=Demers|first=Maxime|date=20 November 2022|title=Xavier Dolan veut prendre une pause du cinéma : "je suis comme tanné"|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/20/xavier-dolan-veut-prendre-une-pause-du-cinema---je-suis-comme-tanne|newspaper=[[Le Journal de Montréal]]|language=fr|access-date=6 July 2023|archive-date=7 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161939/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2022/11/20/xavier-dolan-veut-prendre-une-pause-du-cinema---je-suis-comme-tanne|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2023, in two separate interviews with the Spanish newspapers ''[[El País]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Vicente |first=Álex |date=5 July 2023 |title=Xavier Dolan, cineasta: "Tengo miedo a una guerra civil provocada por la intolerancia" |language=es |newspaper=[[El País]] |url=https://elpais.com/television/2023-07-05/xavier-dolan-cineasta-tengo-miedo-a-una-guerra-civil-provocada-por-la-intolerancia.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=6 July 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230705181131/https://elpais.com/television/2023-07-05/xavier-dolan-cineasta-tengo-miedo-a-una-guerra-civil-provocada-por-la-intolerancia.html |archive-date=5 July 2023}}</ref>''and ''[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]]<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Martinez |first=Luis |date=3 July 2023 |title=Xavier Dolan: "El arte es inútil y dedicarse al cine es una pérdida de tiempo" |url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2023/07/03/64a2e51cfc6c83b04a8b45ba.html |url-status=live |magazine=[[El Mundo (Spain)|El Mundo]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114193203/https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2023/07/03/64a2e51cfc6c83b04a8b45ba.html |archive-date=14 November 2023 |access-date=}}</ref>'', when asked about this break, Dolan explained that he intended to retire from cinema. He said: "I no longer have the desire or strength to commit myself to a project for two years that barely anyone sees. I put too much passion into it to have so many disappointments. It makes me wonder if my filmmaking is bad, and I know it's not." He also discussed his fears of a "civil war caused by intolerance" and went on to say, "I don't understand what is the point of telling stories when everything around us is falling apart. Art is useless and dedicating oneself to cinema, a waste of time." He concluded, "I want to take time to be with my friends and family. I want to shoot commercials and build myself a house in the country one day when I have enough money saved. I don't say that in a sad way at all. I just want to live something else, other experiences."

In a subsequent [[Instagram]] post on his personal page, following speculations and criticism, he clarified some of these statements offering a partial transcript of the conversation, writing: {{blockquote|When the journalist asked me why I wanted to stop making films, I said, over the course of a 34-minute long zoom: "I don't need to make any more films. I'm tired. I've made a lot of them, and it's enough. I don't want to go through the process of post-production again, press, traveling, answering questions, wondering if people are gonna watch my work, if it's gonna be sold in x or x territory, I don't want to deal with the anxiety of performing, being successful, being loved. I don't want to depend on other people's reaction. I want to be free. When I look at the world, it's making the work feel, suddenly, well... unimportant. And very, very small. Very, um.... I guess, a little bit, meaningless? It's a privileged thing to be making films in this industry and not realize that the world is burning while we're still making films about the world burning?! (...) I've done it. And I was privileged to. I've worked really hard, also. I gave it everything. And I'm happy with it. I had a very satisfying career. I've also expressed myself very freely. I've been lucky. I've never been told what to do or how to do it. I always kept my freedom."
From all these words, El Mundo kept, "art is meaningless and cinema is a waste of time". The first part of that sentence is a vast generalization, and the second, a pure invention. (...) And I felt the need to make it clear that, I, for one, do not consider "art" to be meaningless, nor "cinema" to be a waste of time. (...) I just don't wish to be making films again, as they do not make me happy anymore.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dolan |first=Xavier |date=7 July 2023 |title=Instagram post |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuaTw4fu1kl/?hl=it |access-date= |website=instagram.com}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2024}} }}

=== Other work ===
In 2015, Dolan was selected to serve on the jury for the main competition section of the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="Main-Jury-Cannes">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/61318.html |title=The Jury of the 68th Cannes Film Festival |access-date=21 April 2015 |work=Cannes Film Festival |archive-date=25 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325040619/https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/article/61318.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="MainJury">{{cite web |url=http://www.thewrap.com/jake-gyllenhaal-sienna-miller-and-guillermo-del-toro-join-cannes-film-festival-jury/ |title=Jake Gyllenhaal, Sienna Miller and Guillermo del Toro Join Cannes Film Festival Jury |access-date=21 April 2015 |work=The Wrap |date=21 April 2015 |archive-date=29 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629125401/http://www.thewrap.com/jake-gyllenhaal-sienna-miller-and-guillermo-del-toro-join-cannes-film-festival-jury/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also that year, he directed the music video for "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]", the lead single from the album ''[[25 (Adele album)|25]]'' by [[Adele]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-xavier-dolan-directed-video-for-adeles-hello-20151023 |title=Watch: Xavier Dolan Directed Video For Adele's "Hello" |access-date=23 October 2015 |work=The Playlist |date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208110513/http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-xavier-dolan-directed-video-for-adeles-hello-20151023 |url-status=live }}</ref> The video broke the [[Vevo]] record for most views in 24 hours, over 27.7&nbsp;million views.<ref>{{cite magazine|title = Adele's 'Hello' breaks Taylor Swift's record for single-day views|url = http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/adele-hello-breaks-taylor-swift-bad-blood-vevo-record|magazine = Entertainment Weekly|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 1 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151201003109/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/26/adele-hello-breaks-taylor-swift-bad-blood-vevo-record|url-status = live}}</ref> It was also notable for featuring footage shot in [[IMAX]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Meet Xavier Dolan, the Indie Director Behind Adele's "Hello" Music Video|url = http://www.vogue.com/13365524/xavier-dolan-adele-hello-video/|work = Vogue|access-date = 30 November 2015|archive-date = 5 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151205022138/http://www.vogue.com/13365524/xavier-dolan-adele-hello-video/|url-status = live}}</ref> Dolan received the [[Juno Award]] for [[Juno Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] for directing the video.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|url=http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2016-video-of-the-year-xavier-dolan/|title=Xavier Dolan – Hello – Adele|access-date=6 April 2016|archive-date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420032935/http://junoawards.ca/nomination/2016-video-of-the-year-xavier-dolan/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Dolan played supporting roles in two 2018 American films: ''[[Boy Erased]]'', opposite [[Lucas Hedges]] and [[Troye Sivan]], which premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival; and ''[[Bad Times at the El Royale]]'', as British-accented music producer Buddy Sunday.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://collider.com/boy-erased-trailer/ |title=First ''Boy Erased'' Trailer Reveals Joel Edgerton's Gay Conversion Therapy Drama |date=17 July 2018 |work=Collider |access-date=18 September 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=19 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919024806/http://collider.com/boy-erased-trailer/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He appeared in the horror follow-up ''[[It Chapter Two]]'' in 2019,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=21 June 2018 |title=''It: Chapter Two'': Xavier Dolan Joins the Cast Opposite Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy |language=en-US |work=IndieWire |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/it-chapter-two-xavier-dolan-cast-adrian-mellon-1201977399/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918230944/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/it-chapter-two-xavier-dolan-cast-adrian-mellon-1201977399/ |archive-date=18 September 2018}}</ref> after publicly praising its first installation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BY4MVxIAcFn/?hl=it |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=instagram.com |archive-date=15 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115180550/https://www.instagram.com/p/BY4MVxIAcFn/?hl=it |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=March 2024}} When asked how he got the part, he said he had met director Muschietti and told him he'd play any role to be in the sequel, "the door knob, the curtain".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barlow |first=Helen |date=30 May 2019 |title=Xavier Dolan on Matthias & Maxime and Why He Wanted to Be in IT 2 |url=https://collider.com/xavier-dolan-interview-matthias-and-maxime-it-2/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Collider |language=en |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017051930/https://collider.com/xavier-dolan-interview-matthias-and-maxime-it-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

He has also starred in ''[[Lost Illusions (2021 film)|Lost Illusions]]'', an adaption of {{lang|fr|[[Illusions perdues]]}} by {{lang|fr|[[Honoré de Balzac]]|italic=no}}, directed by [[Xavier Giannoli]]. For this role, he obtained a nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the [[2022 César Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keslassy |first=Elsa |date=26 January 2022 |title=Adam Driver, 'Annette,' Celine Dion Biopic and 'Lost Illusions' Lead France's Cesar Nominations |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/global/france-cesar-nominations-2022-1235163749/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=12 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212045424/https://variety.com/2022/film/global/france-cesar-nominations-2022-1235163749/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2021, Dolan confirmed via [[Instagram]] the end of the shooting of his first TV Drama, ''The Night Logan Woke Up'', based on [[Michel Marc Bouchard]]'s play of the same name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXJin-7rd1n/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CXJin-7rd1n |archive-date=23 December 2021 |url-access=subscription|title= It's a wrap on The Night Logan Woke Up. I'm dead (see picture above lol). But I'm full of life at the same time, full of images, and gratitude towards the crew and cast who helped me tell this story. I cannot wait to share it with you all in 2022 X |last=Dolan|first=Xavier|date=7 December 2021|website=[[Instagram.com]]|access-date=14 December 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Dolan co-owns the production company Sons of Manual along with producer [[Nancy Grant]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lattanzio |first=Ryan |date=28 April 2015 |title=Xavier Dolan Lands Dream Team for French-Language 'It's Only the End of the World' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/xavier-dolan-lands-dream-team-for-french-language-its-only-the-end-of-the-world-187854/ |website=Indiewire |access-date=28 August 2022 |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828190856/https://www.indiewire.com/2015/04/xavier-dolan-lands-dream-team-for-french-language-its-only-the-end-of-the-world-187854/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sons of Manual |url=https://en.unifrance.org/directories/company/356248/sons-of-manual |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=[[UniFrance]] |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828190900/https://en.unifrance.org/directories/company/356248/sons-of-manual |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sons of Manual |url=https://www.filmsquebec.com/production/sons-of-manual/ |access-date=28 August 2022 |website=Films du Québec |language=French |archive-date=28 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828190857/https://www.filmsquebec.com/production/sons-of-manual/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Influences and style ==
[[File:Xavier Dolan Cannes 2015 3.jpg|thumb|Dolan at the [[2015 Cannes Film Festival]]|235x235px]]
Dolan has said that he is not particularly influenced by any specific directors, though in 2009, he identified [[Michael Haneke]] as one of his favourite directors for his precise camerawork and strong writing, citing Haneke's ''[[Funny Games (1997 film)|Funny Games]]'' and ''[[The Piano Teacher (film)|The Piano Teacher]]'' as favourites.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php |title=Xavier Dolan: "J'ai toujours vu Cannes dans ma soupe" |last1=Provencher |first1=Normand |date=15 May 2009 |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |language=fr |trans-title=Xavier Dolan: I've always seen Cannes in my future" |access-date=1 April 2015 |quote=Michael Haneke... est un réalisateur extrêmement précis... que ce soit la réalisation, le jeu de caméra, la direction d'acteurs. Il possède aussi un calcul incroyable de l'écriture... J'ai beaucoup aimé ''Funny Games''... ainsi que ''La pianiste''. (Translation: Michael Haneke is an extremely precise director when it comes to directing, camerawork and working with actors. He is also an incredibly strong writer... I very much liked ''Funny Games''... and ''The Piano Teacher''.) |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002201509/https://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>

At the [[2014 Cannes Film Festival]], he said that [[Jane Campion]]'s ''[[The Piano]]'' was a major inspiration for him. He has also cited seeing the film ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' as an early influence on his decision to enter the film industry.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/director-xavier-dolan-on-titanic|title=How Titanic Changed Director Xavier Dolan's Life|last=Blasberg|first=Derek|date=20 November 2015|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=30 November 2015|archive-date=22 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122004955/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/11/director-xavier-dolan-on-titanic|url-status=live}}</ref> He has mentioned paying tribute to ''[[My Own Private Idaho]]'' with a sequence in ''I Killed My Mother'',<ref>{{cite web | access-date = 21 April 2017 | url = http://screenanarchy.com/2010/02/psiff10-i-killed-my-mother-qa-with-xavier-dolan-anne-dorval-francois-arnaud-patricia-tulasne.html | website = Screen Anarchy | date = 7 February 2010 | title = PSIFF10: I Killed My Mother: Q&A With Xavier Dolan, Anne Dorval, François Arnaud, & Patricia Tulasne | first = Michael | last = Guillen | archive-date = 22 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170422040356/http://screenanarchy.com/2010/02/psiff10-i-killed-my-mother-qa-with-xavier-dolan-anne-dorval-francois-arnaud-patricia-tulasne.html | url-status = live }}</ref> and that he was influenced by the frog rain scene at the end of ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'', but said in 2013,{{blockquote|What I'm trying to say is that I'm not that influenced by directors... I've read basically every review of my films because I'm crazy and I focus on what's negative and I want to know what people think—and why they think it. So many times I've been bullied into references and influences that were never mine by viewers that would project their opinions and associations and assumptions on me... But let's get real—ideas travel and everything's been done. It's all a matter of interpreting things again now.<ref>{{cite news | access-date = 21 April 2017 | date = 24 June 2013 | url = https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/interview-xavier-dolan/ | title = Interview: Xavier Dolan | work = Film Comment | first = Emma | last = Myers | archive-date = 22 April 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170422034729/https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/interview-xavier-dolan/ | url-status = live }}</ref>}}His list of favorite films was published in September 2023 on LaCinetek.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dolan's list |url=https://www.lacinetek.com/fr-en/director-list/xavier-dolan |access-date=28 June 2024 |website=LaCinetek |language=en-US}}</ref> It includes several works from the [[2000s in film|2000s]], such as ''[[Million Dollar Baby]]'' and ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' by [[Clint Eastwood]], ''[[There Will Be Blood]]'' by [[Paul Thomas Anderson]], ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' by [[Steven Spielberg]] and ''[[The Departed]]'' by [[Martin Scorsese]].

== Personal life ==
Dolan is gay<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-kirchner/the-new-woody-allen-only-_b_826537.html |title=Xavier Dolan: The New Woody Allen, Only Younger, Cuter and Gay |work=[[HuffPost]] |first=Lisa |last=Kirchner |date=23 February 2011 |access-date=17 May 2016 |archive-date=26 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626104946/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-kirchner/the-new-woody-allen-only-_b_826537.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and described his first film ''I Killed My Mother'' as semi-autobiographical.<ref name=lacey /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php |title=Xavier Dolan: "J'ai toujours vu Cannes dans ma soupe" |last1=Provencher |first1=Normand |date=15 May 2009 |work=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 May 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518102836/http://www.cyberpresse.ca/le-soleil/dossiers/festival-de-cannes/200905/14/01-856681-xavier-dolan-jai-toujours-vu-cannes-dans-ma-soupe.php |language=fr |trans-title=Xavier Dolan: I've always seen Cannes in my future" |access-date=1 April 2015 |quote={{lang|fr|C'est en partie autobiographique... ceci étant dit, il m'a fallu ajouter des éléments de romance et de fiction}} [Translation: the film is partly autobiographical... having said that, I had to add romantic and fictional elements] }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
====As filmmaker====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:26px;"| Year
! Title
! Director
! Screenwriter
! Producer
! Film Editor
! [[Costume Designer]]
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[I Killed My Mother]] (J'ai tué ma mère)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Heartbeats (2010 film)|Heartbeats]] (Les Amours imaginaires)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Also art director, visual concept, still photographer, costume concepts and press kit
|-
| 2012
|''[[Laurence Anyways]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also dubbing director
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Tom at the Farm]] (Tom à la ferme)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also executive producer, dubbing director and English subtitles
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Mommy (2014 film)|Mommy]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Also English subtitles and French subtitles
|-
| 2016
| ''[[It's Only the End of the World]] (Juste la fin du monde)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Also costume concepts and English subtitles
|-
| 2018
| data-sort-value="Death & Life of John F. Donovan, The" | ''[[The Death & Life of John F. Donovan]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Also dubbing director and voice actor counterpart for [[Kit Harington]]'s character in the Canadian French dubbed version<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ma vie avec John F. Donovan {{!}} The Death and Life of John F. Donovan {{!}} Doublé au Québec |url=https://doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=5286 |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=Doublage Québec |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326192529/https://doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=162&idmovie=5286 |url-status=live|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Matthias & Maxime]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Charlotte (2021 film)|Charlotte]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{partial|Executive}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2022
| data-sort-value="Night Logan Woke Up, The" | ''[[The Night Logan Woke Up]] (La nuit où Laurier Gaudreault s'est réveillé)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Limited series, 5x60' episodes
|-
| 2023
| data-sort-value="Beast, The" | ''[[The Beast (2023 film)|The Beast]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Co-producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/la-bete/|title=La Bête|website=[[Ad Vitam (company)|Ad Vitam]]|language=fr|access-date=5 August 2023|archive-date=6 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806034219/https://www.advitamdistribution.com/films/la-bete/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Acting roles====
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Director(s)
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Heads or Tails (1997 film)|Heads or Tails]] (J'en suis !)''
| 1997
| Edouard
| {{sortname|Claude|Fournier|link=Claude Fournier (filmmaker)}}
|
|-
!scope=row| ''Le marchand de sable''
| 1999
| {{sdash}}
| {{sortname|Nadine|Fournelle|nolink=1}}
| Short film
|-
!scope="row" data-sort-value="Hidden Fortress, The" | ''[[The Hidden Fortress (2001 film)|The Hidden Fortress]] (La Forteresse suspendue)''
| 2001
| Michaël
| {{sortname|Roger|Cantin}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Mirrors (2006 film)|Mirrors]] (Miroirs d'été)''
| 2006
| Julien
| {{sortname|Étienne|Desrosiers|nolink=1}}
| Short film
|-
!scope=row| ''[[Martyrs (2008 film)|Martyrs]]''
| 2008
| {{sortname|Antoine|Belfond|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Pascal|Laugier}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''Suzie''
| 2009
| Punk
| {{sortname|Micheline|Lanctôt}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[I Killed My Mother]] (J'ai tué ma mère)''
| 2009
| {{sortname|Hubert|Minel|nolink=1}}
| Himself
| Also producer and writer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Heartbeats (2010 film)|Heartbeats]] (Les Amours imaginaires)''
| 2010
| Francis
| Himself
| Also producer, writer and editor
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Good Neighbours (film)|Good Neighbours]]''
| 2010
| Jean-Marc
| {{sortname|Jacob|Tierney}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Lipsett Diaries]]''
| 2010
| Narrator
| {{sortname|Theodore|Ushev}}
| Short documentary film
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Laurence Anyways]]''
| 2012
| Man at the party
| Himself
| Also executive producer, writer and editor
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Tom at the Farm]] (Tom à la ferme)''
| 2013
| Tom
| Himself
| Also producer and writer
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Miraculum]]''
| 2014
| Étienne
| {{sortname|Daniel|Grou}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Elephant Song (film)|Elephant Song]]''
| 2014
| {{sortname|Michael|Aleen|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Charles|Binamé}}
|
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Boy Erased]]''
| 2018
| Jon
| {{sortname|Joel|Edgerton}}
| Also does own dub-over voice in the European and Canadian French dubbed versions
|-
!scope="row"| ''[[Bad Times at the El Royale]]''
| 2018
| Buddy Sunday
| {{sortname|Drew|Goddard}}
| Also does own dub-over voice in the European and Canadian French dubbed versions
|-
!scope="row" | ''[[Matthias & Maxime]]''
| 2019
| Max
| Himself
|
|-
!scope=row| ''[[It Chapter Two]]''
| 2019
| {{sortname|Adrian|Mellon|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Andy|Muschietti}}
| Also does own dub-over voice in the European and Canadian French dubbed versions
|-
! scope=row | ''[[Lost Illusions (2021 film)|Lost Illusions]]''
| 2021
| Raoul Nathan
| [[Xavier Giannoli]]
|-
! scope=row | ''[[The Beast (2023 film)|The Beast]]''
| 2023
| Artificial intelligence system (voice)<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Beast - end credits |url=https://bonus.noirlumiere.com/Ffd2990vVawDNuEahXEgau5P/video.mp4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230914210609/https://bonus.noirlumiere.com/Ffd2990vVawDNuEahXEgau5P/video.mp4 |archive-date=14 September 2023 |access-date=14 September 2023 |website=noirlumiere.com |language=fr}}</ref>
| [[Bertrand Bonello]]
| Also co-producer
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Key
| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}

=== As voice actor ===
Dolan is also a voice actor and has dubbed several films in [[Quebec French]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Xavier Dolan {{!}} Doubleur de films |url=https://doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=163&idacteurfr=123 |access-date=26 March 2022 |website=Doublage Québec |archive-date=26 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326190235/https://doublage.qc.ca/p.php?i=163&idacteurfr=123 |url-status=live|language=fr}}</ref>
Note: Many films that are dubbed in French are also dubbed in the French spoken in Québec or in one of the versions of French known as international French. DVDs may be labelled VQ for "version Québécoise", which uses a Québécois accent and terms unique to that variety of the French language, or VFQ for "version francophone québécoise", which presents a generally neutral accent but pronounces English words in a way found in North America rather than in France.
* '''[[Josh Hutcherson]]'''
** 2009: ''[[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant]]'' – Steve "Leopard" Leonard
** 2010: ''[[The Kids Are All Right (film)|The Kids Are All Right]]'' – Laser Allgood
** 2012: ''[[Journey 2: The Mysterious Island]]'' – Sean Anderson
** 2012: ''[[The Hunger Games (film)|The Hunger Games]]'' – Peeta Mellark
** 2012: ''[[Red Dawn (2012 film)|Red Dawn]]'' – Robert Kitner
** 2013: ''[[Epic (2013 film)|Epic]]'' – Nod
** 2013: ''[[The Hunger Games: Catching Fire]]'' – Peeta Mellark
** 2014: ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1]]'' – Peeta Mellark
** 2015: ''[[The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2]]'' – Peeta Mellark
** 2017: ''[[The Disaster Artist (film)|The Disaster Artist]]'' – Philip Haldiman
** 2018: ''[[Elliot the Littlest Reindeer]]'' – Elliot
* '''[[Taylor Lautner]]'''
** 2005: ''[[The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D]]'' – Sharkboy
** 2008: ''[[Twilight (2008 film)|Twilight]]'' – [[Jacob Black]]
** 2009: ''[[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]'' – [[Jacob Black]]
** 2010: ''[[Valentine's Day (2010 film)|Valentine's Day]]'' – Willy
** 2010: ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' – [[Jacob Black]]
** 2011: ''[[Abduction (2011 film)|Abduction]]'' – Nathan Harper
** 2011: ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1]]'' – [[Jacob Black]]
** 2012: ''[[The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2]]'' – [[Jacob Black]]
** 2013: ''[[Grown Ups 2]]'' – Andy
** 2015: ''[[Tracers (film)|Tracers]]'' – Cam
* '''[[Rupert Grint]]'''
** 2001: ''[[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2002: ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2004: ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2005: ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)|Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2007: ''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)|Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2009: ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' – [[Ron Weasley]]
** 2010: ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1]]'' – Ron Weasley
** 2011: ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' – Ron Weasley
** 2023: ''[[Knock at the Cabin]]'' – Redmond
* '''[[Aaron Taylor-Johnson]]'''
** 2010: ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' – [[Kick-Ass (character)|Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass]]
** 2012: ''[[Savages (2012 film)|Savages]]'' – Ben Leonard
** 2012: ''[[Anna Karenina (2012 film)|Anna Karenina]]'' – Count Alexei Kirillovich Vronsky
** 2013: ''[[Kick-Ass 2 (film)|Kick-Ass 2]]'' – [[Kick-Ass (character)|Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass]]
** 2014: ''[[Godzilla (2014 film)|Godzilla]]'' – U.S. Navy EOD LT Ford Brody
** 2020: ''[[Tenet (film)|Tenet]]'' – Ives
** 2022: ''[[Bullet Train (film)|Bullet Train]]'' – Tangerine
* '''[[Dylan O'Brien]]'''
** 2014: ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]'' – Thomas
** 2015: ''[[Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials]]'' – Thomas
** 2016: ''[[Deepwater Horizon (film)|Deepwater Horizon]]'' – Caleb Holloway
** 2017: ''[[American Assassin]]'' – Mitch Rapp
** 2018: ''[[Maze Runner: The Death Cure]]'' – Thomas
** 2020: ''[[Flashback (2020 film)|Flashback]]'' – Fredrick Fitzell
** 2022: ''[[The Outfit (2022 film)|The Outfit]]'' – Richie Boyle
* '''[[Nicholas Hoult]]'''
** 2005: ''[[The Weather Man]]'' – Mike
** 2013: ''[[Jack the Giant Slayer]]'' – Jack
** 2015: ''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'' – Nux
** 2015: ''[[Equals (film)|Equals]]'' – Silas
** 2016: ''[[Collide (2016 film)|Collide]]'' – Casey Stein
** 2019: ''[[Dark Phoenix (film)|Dark Phoenix]]'' – Hank McCoy / Beast
* '''[[Eddie Redmayne]]'''
** 2011: ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]'' – Colin Clark
** 2014: ''[[The Theory of Everything (2014 film)|The Theory of Everything]]'' – [[Stephen Hawking]]
** 2015: ''[[The Danish Girl (film)|The Danish Girl]]'' – [[Lili Elbe|Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe (Lili Elvenes)]]
** 2016: ''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'' – [[Newt Scamander]]
** 2018: ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'' – [[Newt Scamander]]
** 2022: ''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore]]'' – [[Newt Scamander]]
* '''[[Daryl Sabara]]'''
** 2001: ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' – Juni Cortez
** 2002: ''[[Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams]]'' – Juni Cortez
** 2003: ''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' – Juni Cortez
** 2007: ''[[Halloween (2007 film)|Halloween]]'' – Wesley Rhoades
** 2011: ''[[Spy Kids: All the Time in the World]]'' – Juni Cortez
** 2012: ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'' – Ned
* '''[[Nat Wolff]]'''
** 2013: ''[[Admission (film)|Admission]]'' – Jeremiah Balakian
** 2014: ''[[The Fault in Our Stars (film)|The Fault in Our Stars]]'' – Isaac
** 2015: ''[[Paper Towns (film)|Paper Towns]]'' – Quentin "Q" Jacobsen
** 2015: ''[[The Intern (2015 film)|The Intern]]'' – Justin
** 2017: ''[[Home Again (2017 film)|Home Again]]'' – Teddy Dorsey
* '''[[Haley Joel Osment]]'''
** 2000: ''[[Pay It Forward (film)|Pay It Forward]]'' – Trevor
** 2002: ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame II]]'' – Zephyr
** 2002: ''[[The Country Bears]]'' – Beary Barrington
** 2003: ''[[The Jungle Book 2]]'' – [[Mowgli]]
** 2003: ''[[Secondhand Lions]]'' – Walter

;Live-action
* 2000: ''[[My Dog Skip (film)|My Dog Skip]]'' – Spit
* 2005: ''[[Saw II]]'' – Daniel Matthews
* 2006: ''[[Alpha Dog]]'' – Keith Stratten
* 2007: ''[[Whistler (TV series)|Whistler]]'' – Quinn McKaye
* 2008: ''[[High School Musical 3: Senior Year]]'' – Donnie Dion
* 2012: ''[[Life of Pi (film)|Life of Pi]]'' – Pi Patel
* 2012: ''[[Chernobyl Diaries]]'' – Chris
* 2014: ''[[Maleficent (film)|Maleficent]]'' – Prince Philip
* 2014: ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man 2]]'' – [[Harry Osborn]]
* 2016: ''[[Everybody Wants Some!! (film)|Everybody Wants Some!!]]'' – Jake
* 2019: ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'' – Brad Davis
* 2019: ''[[The Death & Life of John F. Donovan]]'' – John F. Donovan
* 2021: ''[[Dune (2021 film)|Dune]]'' – [[Paul Atreides]]
* 2023: ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'' – Noah Díaz
* 2024: ''[[Dune: Part Two]]'' – Paul Atreides
;Animation
* 2003: ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' – Tad
* 2006: ''[[Grossology (TV series)|Grossology]]'' – Ty
* 2007: ''[[Magi-Nation (TV series)|Magi-Nation]]'' – Tony
* 2009: ''[[South Park]]'' – [[Stan Marsh]]
* 2009: ''[[Planet 51]]'' – Skiff
* 2010: ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' – Hiccup
* 2011: ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' – Brainy Smurf
* 2015: ''[[Inside Out (2015 film)|Inside Out]]'' – Fear
* 2017: ''[[The Emoji Movie]]'' – Gene
* 2018: ''[[Anatane: Saving the Children of Okura]]'' – Anatane
* 2022: ''[[Lightyear (film)|Lightyear]]'' - [[Buzz Lightyear]]
* 2023: ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' – [[Spot (Marvel Comics)|The Spot/Dr. Jonathan Ohnn]]

=== As a music video director ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:26px;"| Year
! Title
! Artist
! Director
! Producer
! Editor
|-
| 2013
| "College Boy"
| [[Indochine (band)|Indochine]]
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2015
| "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]"
|rowspan=2| [[Adele]]
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2021
| "[[Easy on Me]]"
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|}

=== Frequent collaborators ===
<div class="center">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:90%;"
|- style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! Actors !! ''[[I Killed My Mother]]''!!''[[Heartbeats (2010 film)|Heartbeats]]''!!''[[Laurence Anyways]]''!!''[[Tom at the Farm]]''!!''[[Mommy (2014 film)|Mommy]]''!!''[[It's Only the End of the World]]''
!''[[The Death & Life of John F. Donovan]]''!!''[[Matthias & Maxime]]''
!''[[The Night Logan Woke Up]]''
|-
! [[Anne Dorval]]
| {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} ||
| || {{X mark}}
|{{X mark}}
|-
! [[Suzanne Clément]]
| {{X mark}} ||  || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} ||
| ||
|
|-
! [[Antoine Olivier Pilon]]
|  ||  || {{X mark}} || || {{X mark}} ||
| ||
|
|-
! [[Manuel Tadros]]
| {{X mark}} ||  || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || ||
| ||
|
|-
! Patricia Tulasne
| {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || ||
| ||
|
|-
!Jacques Lavallée
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|{{X mark}}
|
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|{{X mark}}
|-
![[Emily Hampshire]]
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|
|
|-
! [[Pierre-Yves Cardinal]]
| || || || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} ||
| ||
|
|-
! [[Nathalie Baye]]
| || || {{X mark}} || || || {{X mark}}
| ||
|
|-
! [[Monia Chokri]]
| || {{X mark}} || {{X mark}} || || ||
| ||
|
|-
![[Magalie Lépine-Blondeau]]
|
|{{X mark}}
|{{X mark}}
|
|
|
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|-
![[Éric Bruneau]]
|
|{{X mark}}
|{{X mark}}
|
|
|
|
|
|{{X mark}}
|-
! [[Niels Schneider]]
| {{X mark}}|| {{X mark}} || || || ||
| ||
|
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== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Xavier Dolan}}

== Books on Xavier Dolan ==
* Fiaba Di Martino, Laura Delle Vedove, ''Xavier Dolan. Il sentimento dell'invisibile'', Italy, Sovera Edizioni, 2016, 112 p.
* Patrick Delisle-Crevier, ''Raconte-moi Xavier Dolan'', France, Éditions Petit Homme, 2017, 152 p.
* {{lang|fr|Pierre-Alexandre Fradet, ''Philosopher à travers le cinéma québécois. Xavier Dolan, Denis Côté, Stéphane Lafleur et autres cinéastes'', France, [[Éditions Hermann]], 2018, 274 p.|italic=unset}}
* Laurent Beurdeley, ''Xavier Dolan: l'indomptable'', Canada, Éditions du CRAM, 2019, 455 p.
* Andrée Lafontaine, ''ReFocus: The Films of Xavier Dolan (ReFocus: The International Directors Series)'', [[Edinburgh University Press]], 2021, 256 p.
* Flaminia Fiocco, ''À l'impossible je suis tenu. Per una disamina trasversale della figura e della cinematografia di Xavier Dolan'', Italy, Edizioni Pendragon, 2021, 280 p.

== See also ==
* [[List of Canadian actors]]
* [[List of Canadian directors]]
* [[List of Canadian producers]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==
* Pierre-Alexandre Fradet, [https://www.academia.edu/1589987/Xavier_Dolan_entretien_à_Cannes_sur_le_renouveau_du_cinéma_québécois_ "Xavier Dolan"], ''[[Séquences]]'', No. 279, July–August 2012, pp.&nbsp;46–47, interview at Cannes.
* Dominique Hétu, [http://www.nouvellesvues.ulaval.ca/no-17-hiver-2016-cinema-et-philosophie-par-s-santini-et-p-a-fradet/articles/reconnaissance-de-soi-et-revendication-de-lautre-ethique-du-care-et-identite-trans-dans-laurence-anyways-et-le-sexe-des-etoiles-par-dominique-hetu/ "Reconnaissance de soi et revendication de l'autre: éthique du care et identité trans dans Laurence Anyways et Le sexe des étoiles"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810043729/http://www.nouvellesvues.ulaval.ca/no-17-hiver-2016-cinema-et-philosophie-par-s-santini-et-p-a-fradet/articles/reconnaissance-de-soi-et-revendication-de-lautre-ethique-du-care-et-identite-trans-dans-laurence-anyways-et-le-sexe-des-etoiles-par-dominique-hetu/ |date=10 August 2016 }}, in Sylvano Santini et Pierre-Alexandre Fradet (eds.), issue "Cinéma et philosophie", ''Nouvelles Vues'' (winter-spring 2016)
* {{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/18/movies/cries-for-help-embraced-by-praise.html | first=Solvej | last=Schou | title=Cries for Help, Embraced by Praise | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=16 January 2015}}
* {{cite web | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/22/xavier-dolan-mommy_n_6526752.html | first=Erin | last=Whitney | title=This Is Why Everyone Is Talking About ''Mommy'' Director Xavier Dolan | work=[[HuffPost]] | date=22 January 2015}}

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