| Mirrors | |
|---|---|
| French | Miroirs d'été |
| Directed by | Étienne Desrosiers |
| Written by | Étienne Desrosiers Pascal Soudeyns My Lan Tho Joana Kotkowska |
| Produced by | Étienne Desrosiers |
| Starring | Xavier Dolan Stéphane Demers |
| Cinematography | Stefan Ivanov |
| Edited by | Christophe Flambard |
| Music by | Pierre Desrochers |
Production company | Productions 7e Vague |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Mirrors (French: Miroirs d'été) is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Étienne Desrosiers and released in 2007.[1] The film stars Xavier Dolan as Julien, a shy and withdrawn teenager who is spending the summer with his family at a lake cottage, and experiences a sexual awakening when he develops a romantic interest in older neighbour Hervé (Stéphane Demers).[2]
The cast also includes André Nadeau and Julie Beauchemin as Julien's parents, Maxime Allaire as his younger brother Antoine, and Patrick Martin as a teenage boy, never named, who is a rival for Hervé's affections.
The film was labelled as Dolan's breakthrough acting role as an adult, after having previously performed exclusively in children's roles.[3]
The film was subsequently included in Bad Romance, the seventh edition of the Boys on Film series of gay-themed short film DVDs,[4] and as a bonus feature on the DVD release of Dolan's directoral debut film I Killed My Mother (J'ai tué ma mère).