/27xckIk5qdMina9WEtnMjp3oJHX.jpg
DramaRomance

Matthias & Maxime

- Best friends forever.

Two childhood best friends are asked to share a kiss for the purposes of a student short film. Soon, a lingering doubt sets in, confronting both men with their preferences, threatening the brotherhood of their social circle, and, eventually, changing their lives.

Release Date : 2019-10-09

Language :EnglishFrench

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sons of Manual

Production Country : Canada

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas

Character Name : Matthias

Original Name : Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas

Gender : Male

Xavier Dolan

Character Name : Maxime

Original Name : Xavier Dolan

Gender : Male

Pier-Luc Funk

Character Name : Rivette

Original Name : Pier-Luc Funk

Gender : Male

Samuel Gauthier

Character Name : Frank

Original Name : Samuel Gauthier

Gender : Male

Antoine Pilon

Character Name : Brass

Original Name : Antoine Pilon

Gender : Male

Adib Alkhalidey

Character Name : Shariff

Original Name : Adib Alkhalidey

Gender : Male

Micheline Bernard

Character Name : Francine

Original Name : Micheline Bernard

Gender : Female

Anne Dorval

Character Name : Manon

Original Name : Anne Dorval

Gender : Female

Marilyn Castonguay

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Marilyn Castonguay

Gender : Female

Catherine Brunet

Character Name : Lisa

Original Name : Catherine Brunet

Gender : Female

Harris Dickinson

Character Name : McAfee

Original Name : Harris Dickinson

Gender : Male

Camille Felton

Character Name : Erika Rivette

Original Name : Camille Felton

Gender : Female

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Character Name : Martine

Original Name : Anne-Marie Cadieux

Gender : Female

Monique Spaziani

Character Name : Colette

Original Name : Monique Spaziani

Gender : Female

Jacques Lavallée

Character Name : Courtemanche

Original Name : Jacques Lavallée

Gender : Male

Louis-Julien Durso

Character Name : Matisse

Original Name : Louis-Julien Durso

Gender : Male

Johanne Garneau

Character Name : Neighbor on Balcony

Original Name : Johanne Garneau

Gender : Female

Alexandre Bourgeois

Character Name : Julien

Original Name : Alexandre Bourgeois

Gender : Male

Jean Harvey

Character Name : Grandmaster

Original Name : Jean Harvey

Gender : Male

Connor McMahon

Character Name : Lawyer in the Elevator

Original Name : Connor McMahon

Gender : Male

Michael Kelly

Character Name : Bar Customer (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Kelly

Gender : Male

Louise Bombardier

Character Name : Tante Ginette

Original Name : Louise Bombardier

Gender : Female

Claude Gasse

Character Name : Woman sitting at the Bar

Original Name : Claude Gasse

Gender : Female

Agnès Bouchard

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Agnès Bouchard

Gender : Female

Guenièvre Sandré

Character Name : Barmaid

Original Name : Guenièvre Sandré

Gender : Female

Julie Beauchemin

Character Name : Ginette's Superior

Original Name : Julie Beauchemin

Gender : Female

William Pelletier

Character Name : Student on the Bus

Original Name : William Pelletier

Gender : Male

Audrey McDonald

Character Name : Max's Friend

Original Name : Audrey McDonald

Gender : Male

Dakota Jamal Wellman

Character Name : Lawyer in the Elevator

Original Name : Dakota Jamal Wellman

Gender : Male

Beverly Lowe

Character Name : Grandmaster's Colleague

Original Name : Beverly Lowe

Gender : Female

Nathalie Doummar

Character Name : Young Pregnant Woman

Original Name : Nathalie Doummar

Gender : Female

Alice Pascual

Character Name : Sarah's Friend

Original Name : Alice Pascual

Gender : Female

Félix Paquette

Character Name : Shariff's Friend

Original Name : Félix Paquette

Gender : Male

Maude Demers-Rivard

Character Name : Shariff's Friend

Original Name : Maude Demers-Rivard

Gender : Female

Victor Billo

Character Name : Shariff's Friend

Original Name : Victor Billo

Gender : Male

Reviews

S

SWITCH.

@maketheSWITCH

2021-06-23

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-03-27

I was rather disappointed by this effort from Xavier Dolan. Perhaps writing/editting and starring in the film robbed him too much of objectivity when it came to actually watching this bit of a non-story. He portrays "Max", a young French-Canadian man who is about to emigrate to Australia. At a party with his childhood friends, he and handsome best pal Matt (Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas) get lumbered with starring in a video being made by one of their number's pesky younger sister. The scene involved the two of them kissing - something neither had done (as an adult) with a man before. What ensues is a slow, deliberately so, depiction of the complications that this kiss has on their relationship. "Matt" has a long term girlfriend, so his reconciliation with his "new" feelings for his friend take on a different guise from those of the single "Max" who has issues with his recovering addict mother. Sadly, though, too much of those repercussions are presumed on us by the director and not demonstrated to the audience. It doesn't need to be a cheesy traditional romance, nor a sex fest, but we are left to imagine or envisage that they want each other only because we know that's what the film is about - not because we are presented with much tangible, or even implied, sense of desire. Indeed the others in their group more readily flirt and banter than the two in the title. It doesn't have a beginning, middle and end - it just has a middle. A rather interestingly filmed and quite well put together middle, but a middle nonetheless. Certainly worth watching - I think Dolan has something about him - but I wanted more from the characters and the story - as it is I just felt like a rather unsatisfied observer.