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Léolo

Léolo

Growing Up Can Be Painfully Funny.

19927.11h 47m

Overview

The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

Directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon
Written by Jean-Claude Lauzon
Produced by Lyse Lafontaine, Aimée Danis
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Top Cast

Gilbert Sicotte

Gilbert Sicotte

Narrator (voice)

Maxime Collin

Maxime Collin

Léolo

Ginette Reno

Ginette Reno

Mother

Julien Guiomar

Julien Guiomar

Grandfather

Giuditta Del Vecchio

Giuditta Del Vecchio

Bianca

Andrée Lachapelle

Andrée Lachapelle

Psychiatrist

Denys Arcand

Denys Arcand

Director

Germain Houde

Germain Houde

Teacher

Yves Montmarquette

Yves Montmarquette

Fernand

Lorne Brass

Lorne Brass

Fernand's enemy

Themes & Keywords

sicily, italyinsanitypeasantquebecmontreal, canadadaydreambodybuildercoming of agewriterfalling in lovesnorkelmadnessfamily conflictpsychiatric wardfirst crushpersonal diarybrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationshipimaginationsecret crushdiarist

About Léolo

Léolo is a comedy, drama, fantasy film released in 1992 exploring themes of sicily, italy, insanity, peasant, quebec, montreal, canada, daydream. Directed by Jean-Claude Lauzon, it stars Gilbert Sicotte, Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno. The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.

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