Here and Now (1970 film)
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.
Here and Now | |
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Poster for the 1970 theatrical release | |
L'Initiation | |
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 date | 29 January 1970 |
Running time | 93min approx. |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Budget | C$200,000 |
Box office | $1,883,000 (Canada)[2] |
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
- John Dunning (I) on IMDb
- "Canadian Films Grosses". Variety. November 24, 1976. p. 32.
- "Maple Syrup Porn: The Secret History of Quebec Popular Cinema". Canuxploitation,com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.