Léolo is a 1992 French Canadian coming-of-age fantasy comedy-drama film by director Jean-Claude Lauzon. The film tells the story of a young boy named Léo "Léolo" Lauzon, played by Maxime Collin, who engages in an active fantasy life while growing up with his Montreal family, and begins to have sexual fantasies about his neighbour Bianca, played by Giuditta del Vecchio. The film also stars Ginette Reno, Pierre Bourgault, Andrée Lachapelle, Denys Arcand, Julien Guiomar, and Germain Houde. Gilbert Sicotte narrates the film as the adult Léolo.
Léolo
Léolo reads L'avalée des avalés by Réjean Ducharme.
Canadian historian George Melnyk discussed the film's possible statements on Quebec's "national identity crisis".
Ginette Reno, commemorated by wax sculpture at Musée Grévin Montreal, played the mother after initially rejecting the part for the dark subject matter.
Ginette Reno is a Canadian author, composer, singer, and actress. She has received nominations for the Genie and Gemini Awards and is a multi-recipient of the Juno Award. She is a gold and platinum selling Canadian musician.
Ginette Reno
Reno's star on Canada's Walk of Fame.