Salut Victor
Appearance
Salut Victor | |
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Directed by | Anne Claire Poirier |
Written by | Anne Claire Poirier Marthe Blackburn |
Based on | "Matthew and Chauncy" by Edward O. Phillips |
Starring | Jean-Louis Roux Jacques Godin Julie Vincent |
Release date |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Salut Victor is a Canadian film, released in 1989. Based on Edward O. Phillips's short story "Matthew and Chauncy",[1] the film was directed by Anne Claire Poirier and written by Poirier and Marthe Blackburn.[2]
The film stars Jean-Louis Roux as Philippe and Jacques Godin as Victor, two older men living in a retirement home who fall in love;[3] prior to moving into the home, Victor was openly gay while Philippe was in the closet about his own repressed homosexuality.[4]
The film was produced for the National Film Board.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Jean Besré
- Muriel Dutil
- Jacques Godin as Victor Laprade
- Juliette Huot
- Marthe Nadeau
- Huguette Oligny
- Jean-Louis Roux as Philippe Lanctot
- Julie Vincent
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tales of foibled Westmount; Edward O. Phillips changes genre, but stays close to home". Montreal Gazette, April 25, 1992.
- ^ "On the Road Again an antidote to glitzy Christmas specials". Montreal Gazette, December 21, 1988.
- ^ "Gay film fest offers variety". Vancouver Sun, July 28, 1989.
- ^ "Anne Claire Poirier's Salut Victor". Cinema Canada, September 1989.
- ^ "People to people; The first Halifax Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Video, Film Festival opens on Friday". Halifax Daily News, June 17, 1992.
External links
[edit]- Salut Victor at IMDb
Categories:
- 1989 films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- 1980s LGBT-related drama films
- 1989 LGBT-related films
- Films directed by Anne Claire Poirier
- National Film Board of Canada films
- Films based on Canadian short stories
- Films about old age
- French-language Canadian films
- 1980s Canadian films
- Quebec film stubs
- 1980s Canadian film stubs