Solo

Name: Solo
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: May 24, 2024
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Alice Moreault, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Félix Maritaud, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Jean Marchand

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Music Box Films | Release Date: May 24, 2024 | NR

Starring: Alice Moreault, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Félix Maritaud, Gabrielle Boulianne-Tremblay, Jean Marchand, Josée Deschênes, Marc-André Leclair, Nico Racicot, Roger Léger, Théodore Pellerin, Tommy Joubert, Vlad Alexis

Summary: Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal’s drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artisticSimon (Théodore Pellerin) is a rising star in Montreal’s drag scene performing lively disco pop numbers weekly at his local club. Friendly with his fellow drag queens and supported by his sister, who delights in designing increasingly elaborate and beautiful costumes for his act, Simon vibrates with the passion of his adopted artistic community. When he meets Oliver (Félix Maritaud), the alluring new recruit at the club, their irresistible chemistry sparks an electric romance and a fulfilling creative collaboration. Their dynamic is mesmerizing and tender until Oliver’s dominant instincts and destructive behavior jeopardize Simon’s space in the spotlight. Simon has plenty of experience with tempestuous personalities – his mother, a bona fide opera diva, is back in his life after years on the road – but can he get out from under the shadow of their influence? … Expand

Director: Sophie Dupuis

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: NR

Runtime: 101 min

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IndieWire David Opie

May 28, 2024

Aspects of the plot do feel predictable, there’s no getting around that. But “Solo” is too smart of a film to be held back by contrivance. With nods to “All About Eve” and classic Douglas Sirk-style melodrama, the gradual unraveling and backstage backstabbing paints a picture of how the damage queer trauma leaves behind can shape us differently from person to person. Read full review

Slashfilm Barry Levitt

May 24, 2024

Solo celebrates love within the queer community, and it does so beautifully. But what's even lovelier about Solo is that it's a film about finding that love within yourself first. Read full review

Liam Lacey

May 24, 2024

Solo largely succeeds, thanks to Dupuis’ confident handling of the tonal shifts between off- and onstage scenes in a series of stylishly lit interiors. The performances feel grounded and credible, with Pellerin especially good in revealing Simon’s contradictions, between anxious vulnerability and resilience. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

May 24, 2024

Through Dupuis’s eye, this story is empathetic and involved, and this feeling persists despite disorganization’s attempt to shake its structure. Read full review

Manuel Betancourt

May 29, 2024

Solo is most intriguing when its romantic rivalry takes center stage. Read full review

Beatrice Loayza

May 23, 2024

Simon’s drag spectacles may be intentionally fierce and operatic, but there’s something refreshing about this drama’s intimate scale and lack of interest in sweeping tragedies, especially in the context of queer cinema. Read full review

David Rooney

May 21, 2024

Even if some viewers might grow impatient with Simon’s passivity in the face of endless microaggressions, there’s enough tenderness, heart and ultimate self-realization in Solo to keep you watching. Read full review

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