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Léolo

Léolo

Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · 1992

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

Movie details

Léolo

“Growing Up Can Be Painfully Funny.”

1992 Comedy · Drama · Fantasy 1h 47m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

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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Directed by

Jean-Claude Lauzon

Written by

Jean-Claude Lauzon

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

Court is in session

Put Léolo on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.