Salut Victor

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Salut Victor
Directed by Anne Claire Poirier
Written byAnne Claire Poirier
Marthe Blackburn
Based on"Matthew and Chauncy" by Edward O. Phillips
Starring Jean-Louis Roux
Jacques Godin
Julie Vincent
Release date
  • September 24, 1989 (1989-09-24)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Tales of foibled Westmount; Edward O. Phillips changes genre, but stays close to home". Montreal Gazette , April 25, 1992.
  2. "On the Road Again an antidote to glitzy Christmas specials". Montreal Gazette , December 21, 1988.
  3. "Gay film fest offers variety". Vancouver Sun , July 28, 1989.
  4. "Anne Claire Poirier's Salut Victor". Cinema Canada , September 1989.
  5. "People to people; The first Halifax Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Video, Film Festival opens on Friday". Halifax Daily News , June 17, 1992.