Directed by:
Renée BeaulieuScreenplay:
Renée BeaulieuCinematography:
Philippe St-GelaisCast:
Brigitte Poupart, Vincent Leclerc, Romane Denis, Normand D'Amour, Paul Ahmarani, Louise Portal, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Hubert Proulx, Charlotte Aubin (more)Plots(1)
Marie-Claire is happily married with two children and has a successful career as a dermatological researcher. Her promiscuous and fun-loving best friend Mathilde longs to settle down and have a child. For Marie-Claire, however, the love and security of marriage does not mean sacrificing her desire. She pursues men with the same voracity as her single friend but sets practical boundaries to keep extramarital sex without strings. Marie-Claire is frank and pragmatic about the distinction between love and desire. She understands the conventions of being a wife and mother and chooses to live outside of them without remorse. When a scandal goes public at her university, Marie-Claire is concerned about what might be revealed about herself in the process, and she is forced to consider the implications of her choices on her professional life, husband, and teenage daughter. Privately, Marie-Claire owns her choices. But she also knows that her pleasure is political and that when certain lines get crossed, blowback and judgment will be inevitable. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Brigitte Poupart
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Vincent Leclerc
Canada
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Romane Denis
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Normand D'Amour
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Paul Ahmarani
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Louise Portal
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Hubert Proulx
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Charlotte Aubin
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Guillaume Gauthier
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