Death of a Ladies’ Man
101 min Feature Film
Written & Directed by Matthew Bissonnette
Starring Gabriel Byrne, Jessica Paré, Brian Gleeson, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Karelle Tremblay & Suzanne Clément
When hard-drinking, twice-divorced professor Samuel O’Shea (GABRIEL BYRNE) starts seeing things—Frankenstein at the bar, strangers breaking into Leonard Cohen songs, and conversations with his long-dead father, Ben O’Shea (BRIAN GLEESON)—he chalks it up to stress. But a terminal brain tumor diagnosis sends him reeling into a surreal, darkly funny odyssey through memory, regret, and unexpected romance. Retreating to his family’s remote Irish cottage, Samuel tries to write the novel he’s always avoided—and instead begins rewriting his own story.
Infused with the music and spirit of Leonard Cohen, Death of a Ladies’ Man is a poetic, emotionally charged dramedy from writer-director Matthew Bissonnette, featuring Byrne in an award-winning performance that dances between heartbreak, absurdity and hope.
In conversation with Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne was presented with the Maverick Award at the 2020 Whistler Film Festival to celebrate his bold choices throughout his career. Check out the conversation he had with The Globe & Mail’s Johanna Schneller.