FILM 3349 Lecture 3: Video Essay Prep
9 Feb 2020
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Because i dream, i am not. l olo repeats this sentiment throughout the course of the movie. Because he dreams, he distances himself from the reality of his situation, therefore believes he is not in the rough situation he finds himself in in reality. L olo"s dreams create an escape from reality, a desirable imagination of the life he wish he had. Because he dreams he is l olo from italy, he is no longer leo from lower class quebec. L olo accomplishes this by glorifying the idea of italy as a poetic and magical place in his dreams, especially when contrasted to his reality in quebec. Jean-claude lauzon perfectly demonstrates the contrast between l olo"s dreams, and l olo"s reality through stylistic choices. An example of this being executed in the film is this scene featuring. In this scene, l olo observes bianca hanging clothes in the middle of the apartment complex.
