Leolo
– The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon w..
The story of an imaginative boy who pretends he is the child of a sperm-laden Sicilian tomato upon which his mother accidentally fell.
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Release Date:
02 Apr 1993
Language:
French
MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated
Director:
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Writer:
Jean-Claude Lauzon
Main Actors:
Gilbert Sicotte, Maxime Collin, Ginette Reno, Julien Guiomar
Plot:
Young Leo Lauzon is torn between two worlds - the squalid Montreal tenement that he inhabits with his severely dysfunctional (and largely insane) family, and the imaginative world that he constructs for himself through his writings, where he's Leolo Lozone, son of a Sicilian peasant (conceived in a bizarre act involving a tomato). And his experiences of growing up (especially his sexual development) affect his response to both these worlds...
Awards:
8 wins & 8 nominations.
Production:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Ratings: