À corps perdu (1988)

Director:

Léa Pool

Writers:

Marcel Beaulieu (writer)
Yves Navarre (novel)

Release Date:

30 September 1988 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama | War

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Bisexual | Deafness | Homosexual | Journalism

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Matthias Habich	...	Pierre Kurwenal
Johanne-Marie Tremblay	...	Sarah
Michel Voïta	...	David
Jean-François Pichette	...	Quentin
Kim Yaroshevskaya	...	Noemie
Jacqueline Bertrand	...	Mere
France Castel	...	Michele
Pierre Gobeil	...	Le patron
Victor Désy	...	Dr. Ferron
Mimi D'Estée	...	Dame agee
Louise Caron
Louise Marleau
Marilyn Gardner
Albert Millaire
Jean Gascon

Also Known As:

À corps perdu - Besinnungslos
Straight for the Heart

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Canada | Switzerland

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

Les films telescene inc.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Stabat Mater

beautifully directed, focused emotional grindstone

This very independent film is one I loved from the first minute. The main character is a middle-aged photo-journalist who returns from Central America to find his roommates/lovers gone, and is about the process of grieving and healing losses, and the difficulty of being professionally successful while your personal life is falling apart. I call this a French Canadian art film; it is ballet-like in its grace and balance, all aspects of the film work together well, and the intelligence of the script and acting never preaches or forces itself on the viewer. For some, this movie will be an emotional cleanser. Powerful. Note: film is black and white. With excellent original music and selections of Vivaldi Stabat Mater sung by James Bowman.