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- Death of a Ladies' Man can't sustain any momentum and it loses a lot of steam after it ships its main character to Ireland midway through. That said it benefits from a committed performance by Gabriel Byrne.
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Death of a Ladies' Man. Samuel O'Shea, a university professor of poetry, exuberant womanizer and enthusiastic drinker has seen better days. His second marriage is ending, and his wife and...
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With Gabriel Byrne, Jessica Paré, Brian Gleeson, Antoine Olivier Pilon. A carousing college professor's life takes a series of unimaginable turns, and all the old stories are given a new twist, when he begins to have surreal hallucinations and learns he may not be long for this world.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Matt Bissonnette
- 2021-03-12
Aug 4, 2022 · Death of a Ladies' Man Reviews. Byrne holds the attention throughout, nailing the deadpan one-liners and bringing more emotional heft to the material. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug...
Death of a Ladies' Man is a 2020 Canadian-Irish coproduced comedy-drama film, directed by Matt Bissonnette. [1] The film stars Gabriel Byrne as Samuel O'Shea, a college literature professor in Montreal who must confront his mortality and make peace with his family after a series of hallucinations lead to his diagnosis with an inoperable brain ...
- “Hallucinations”
- “Follow His Dream”
- “Isolated Cottage”
- “Lovely Circularity”
- “Quirky and Surreal”
The scenes are intriguingly named after Cohen’s lyrics, giving the shape of the narrative a cerebral texture – the viewer can either just enjoy the story for what it is or, if there’s a familiarity with the works of Cohen, then there’s a deeper complexity to be found. The first section is entitled ‘Like A Worm On a Hook’ – a snatch from ‘Bird On A ...
Knowing he has limited time left, Sam spends Thanksgiving with his first wife, Genevieve (Suzanne Clément), her partner (Tyrone Benskin), their children, Josée (Karel Tremblay) and Layton (Antoine Olivier Pilon), and Josée’s new boyfriend Chad (Raphael Grosz-Harvey), who has introduced her to drugs. He tells Chad that he always wanted to write a bo...
As with all romances, there are hiccups in the contentment. Kevin shows that he is not happy with the new arrangement by leaving a severed deer’s head on the front wall of the cottage, Sam confronts Kevin and gives him back the animal, an act that endears Charlotte to him more. She takes him to spend a very quiet Christmas with her mother, Una (Ing...
Able to be open about his illness, and knowing he is held and loved in whatever it may bring, the film moves into the third section, entitled, ‘Let Us Sing Another Song, Boys, This One Has Grown Old And Bitter in which a man finally understands.’ The song ‘Let us sing another song, boys’ is on Cohen’s Album, Songs Of Love And Hatebut was recorded l...
It is finally Spring. Brendan tells him that his completed book is good, and only we see the Grim Reaper strolling behind them. Sam sees him as he comes alongside and, ready and accepting of what is to come, links arms with both Brendan and Death. At the book’s launch everyone applauds, including his Ben, who at the reception beckons him outside. T...
With a fine balance of winking absurdity and wry humour – Cohen would tip his fedora to the born-and-raised Montrealer Bissonnette on that score – Death of a Ladies’ Man is a charming study of a man in crisis. It’s serious here and funny there.
Jul 29, 2021 · Review: Death of a Ladies’ Man. Matt Bissonnette’s new feature is a highly emotional and entertaining drama, supported by a magnificent interpretation by Gabriel Byrne and the presence of many iconic songs by Leonard Cohen . 29/07/2021 | Galway 2021
