The trailer for Xavier Dolan’s sophomore effort “Les Amours Imaginaires” has arrived, and it looks utterly gorgeous.
The brief teaser, scored to French chanteuse Sheila’s “Bang Bang,” doesn’t waste any time showing off Dolan’s recognizable skill behind the camera. With lush colors, an eye for costume design and tackling a complex love story, you would be forgiven if you mistook it for a trailer for a Pedro Almodóvar film. The film tracks the love triangle between two friends, Francis and Mary, as they fall in love with the same guy.
Dolan won three awards last year at Cannes — SACD Prize (Director’s Fortnight), Prix Regards Jeune and CICAE Award — for his debut film “I Killed My Mother.” “Les Amours Imaginaries” will compete in the Un Certain Regard programming of the festival this year, and will open in Canada on June 11th. There is no U.S. distributor lined up at this time.
–Written by Kevin Jagernauth