Saint-Narcisse (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bruce LaBruce
Paul Scherzer
Tania Kontoyanni
Alexandra Petrachuck
Andreas Apergis
| Saint-Narcisse | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Film poster | |
| Directed by | Bruce LaBruce |
| Written by | Martin Girard Bruce LaBruce |
| Produced by | Nicolas Comeau Paul Scherzer |
| Starring | Félix-Antoine Duval Tania Kontoyanni Alexandra Petrachuck Andreas Apergis |
| Cinematography | Michel La Veaux |
| Edited by | Hubert Hayaud |
| Music by | Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux |
Production companies | 1976 Productions Six Island Productions |
| Distributed by | Best Friend Forever Raven Banner Entertainment |
Release date |
|
Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | English French |
| Budget | $2 million[1] |
Saint-Narcisse is a 2020 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Bruce LaBruce.[2] Set in Quebec in 1972, the film stars Félix-Antoine Duval as Dominic and Daniel, a pair of identical twins who were separated at birth and did not previously know of each other's existence, but who fall in love and begin an incestuous relationship.[3]
The cast also includes Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis and Angèle Coutu.
Release
The film premiered in the Venice Days stream at the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[2] It will be distributed by Best Friend Forever internationally, and by Northern Banner Entertainment (a part of Raven Banner Entertainment)[5] and AZ Films in Canada.[6]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 24 critics' reviews are positive.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8]
On The Guardian, Phuong Le rated it 3/5 stars writing that "Saint-Narcisse is a welcome blast of subversive naughtiness, proving that a film can tackle social taboos while refusing to brand itself with facile markers of respectability."[9] Wendy Ide of The Observer rated it 2/5 stars describing the film as "a bit too self-involved to be much fun for anyone else."[10]
On Film Threat, Bradley Gibson wrote that "director-writer Bruce LaBruce has long been famous as the master of Canadian 'queercore' cinema, and he has achieved in Saint-Narcisse his magnum opus."[11] Teo Bugbee of The New York Times described the film as "a handsomely produced film with sincere performances, lush cinematography and a classical score."[12]
.svg){kind=small}