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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
March 13, 2019
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Cast (48)
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Kit Harington
John F. Donovan
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Natalie Portman
Sam Turner
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Jacob Tremblay
Rupert Turner
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Susan Sarandon
Grace Donovan
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Kathy Bates
Barbara Haggermaker
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Ben Schnetzer
Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
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Thandiwe Newton
Journalist
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Jared Keeso
James Donovan
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Chris Zylka
Will Jefford Jr.
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Amara Karan
Miss Kureshi
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Emily Hampshire
Amy Bosworth
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Michael Gambon
Man in Diner
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Sarah Gadon
Liz Jones
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Susan Almgren
Aunt Faith
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Jane Wheeler
Aunt Anne
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Craig Eldridge
Uncle Patrick
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Lukas Rolfe
Cedric
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Ari Millen
Big Billy
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Gijs Blom
Rupert's Boyfriend
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Rob Baker
Late Night Show Host
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Ellen David
Adam's Mother
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Pat Kiely
Director
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Anne Mroczkowski
News Anchor
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James Marchant
Police Officer
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Suzanne Virdee
Female Anchor
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Guenièvre Sandré
Barmaid
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Sangita Patel
Journalist #1
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Hamza Haq
Journalist #2
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Matthew Raudsepp
Hellsome High Actor
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Michael Brunet
Cashier
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Michael Dozier
Lawyer #1
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Harvey Diamond
Lawyer #2
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Pierre-Luc Lafontaine
Fan in the Club
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Vincent Messina
Young Fan
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Anthony Luigi Aguiar
Young Fan
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Cassie Luk
Young Fan
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Hannah Morgan Lord
Young Fan
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Rebecca Windheim
Young Fan
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Dakota Jamal Wellman
Eric (uncredited)
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Leni Parker
Bonnie (uncredited)
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Katy Breier
Trish (uncredited)
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Alison Louder
Hellsome High Actress (uncredited)
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Brent Skagford
Editor #1 (uncredited)
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Carolyn Fe
Porter (uncredited)
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Connor McMahon
Intern (Sasha) (uncredited)
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Holly Bernier
Journalist (uncredited)
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Sam Taylor Buck
Young Daniel (uncredited)
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Daniel Murphy
Editor #2 (uncredited)
Crew (71)
Directing
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Xavier Dolan
Director
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Florelle Del Burgo
Third Assistant Director
Writing
Production
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Xavier Dolan
Producer
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Carmen Cuba
Casting Director
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Nancy Grant
Producer
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Lyse Lafontaine
Producer
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Barry Ryan
Co-Producer
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Yves Desjardins
Production Coordinator
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Peter Carlton
Co-Producer
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Christian Fluet
Production Accountant
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Liana Dee
Production Accountant
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Nicholas DeWitt
Location Assistant
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Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager
Sound
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Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
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Sylvain Brassard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
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Sylvain Brassard
Sound Effects Editor
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Sylvain Brassard
Supervising Sound Editor
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Sylvain Brassard
ADR Editor
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Sylvain Brassard
Sound Designer
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Jean-Philippe Savard
Sound Effects Editor
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Jean-Charles Liozu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art
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James Price
Art Direction
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Pascale Deschênes
Set Decoration
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Raymond Larose
Set Designer
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Louis Cyr
Set Dresser
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Susan Raney
Set Decoration
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Charles-Olivier Tremblay
Art Department Assistant
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Frédérique Bolté
Set Decoration
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Sébastien Thivierge
Set Decoration
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Lucie Tremblay
Set Designer
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Colombe Raby
Production Design
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Patrick Binette
Set Dresser
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Anna Mayerová
Set Designer
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Pierre Perrault
Art Direction
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Georges Samuel
Set Dresser
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Benoit Robitaille
Set Dresser
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Radia Slaimi
Set Designer
Camera
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André Turpin
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
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Xavier Dolan
Costume Design
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Michele Clapton
Costume Design
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Maïna Militza
Makeup Artist
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Sian Grigg
Makeup Artist
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Linda Dowds
Makeup Artist
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Lenka Koutková
Costume Supervisor
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Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Costume Design
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Scott Hersh
Makeup Artist
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Suzanne Pakier
Costume Supervisor
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Camiel McLean
Makeup Artist
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Julie Brisebois
Makeup Artist
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Denis Vidal
Key Hair Stylist
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Sjaan Gillings
Makeup Supervisor
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Karel Bocek
Set Costumer
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Kathy Kelso
Key Makeup Artist
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Heather Leat
Costume Supervisor
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Kathy Kelso
Makeup Department Head
Crew
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Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
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Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator
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Marianne Messier Petit
Transportation Coordinator
Editing
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Xavier Dolan
Editor
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Mathieu Denis
Editor
Lighting
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Denis Lamothe
Gaffer
Visual Effects
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Jean-François Ferland
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Producer
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Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Coordinator
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Robert Bock
Visual Effects Supervisor
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Ismaël Gros
VFX Artist
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Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer
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Alain Lachance
VFX Artist