Here and Now (1970 film)

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Here and Now
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Poster for the 1970 theatrical release
Directed by Denis Héroux
Produced by John Dunning[1]
Written by Yves Thériault
Starring Danielle Ouimet
Chantal Renaud
Celine Lomez
Louise Turcot
Jacques Riberolles
Gilles Chartrand
Music by François Cousineau
Cinematography René Verzier
Edited by Film House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
company
Distributed by CIC/CFP
Release dates
29 January 1970
Running time
93min approx.
Country Canada
Language French
Budget C$200,000
Box office $1,883,000 (Canada)[2]

Here and Now (French: L'Initiation) is a 1970 French-Canadian film directed by Denis Héroux. The film is seen as a sequel to Valérie also directed by Héroux. The film has been called maple syrup porn.[3] L’Initiation grossed more money than its predecessor, making it the one of the highest-grossing Canadian films at the domestic box office.

Plot

Victoire (Renaud), A University of Montreal student, has an affair with a famous French author and professor Gervais Messiandre (Riberolles) after being disappointed with her first sexual experience with her boyfriend, Pierre (Chartrand). While Victoire is having the affair with Gervais, Pierre is seeing Victoire's friend and roommate Nadine (Ouimet). Victorie and Gervais spend a couple of nights together in a hotel in Montreal but return to their lives shortly after.

Reception

The film grossed $1,883,000 in Canada making it the second-highest-grossing film of all time in Canada, behind Claude Fournier's Deux femmes en or, also released in 1970, which grossed $2.5 million.[2]

References

  1. John Dunning (I) at the Internet Movie Database
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