Screening Dates
  • January 10, 2019 6:30
  • January 11, 2019 8:35
  • January 12, 2019 6:30
  • January 13, 2019 8:10
Vancouver Premiere

“This daring and strong film with a powerful and generous lead performance will trouble many and liberate others … It has a new message to deliver.”

Odile Tremblay, Le Devoir

Is female desire the last taboo? Women’s sexual pleasure is the subject (not the object) of writer-director Renée Beaulieu’s fearless second feature—which originated, she says, from a wish to see more women, and more positive depictions of female sexuality, on movie screens. Rarely have we seen the sexual agency and carnality of middle-aged women portrayed with such frankness! Brigitte Poupart, in a courageous, commanding performance, is Montreal wife, mother, and professor of dermatology Marie-Claire, who has started investigating whether sexual pleasure is measurable in skin cells. That research interest, plus an ​“open marriage” arrangement with her husband, has her avidly pursing extramarital sex, untrammeled by strings or guilt. But a chain of events, including a #MeToo scandal at her university, threatens to break down the barriers carefully separating Marie-Clair’s domestic, professional, and intimate lives. Les Salopes is the year’s boldest Canadian film.

“Courageous … Brigitte Poupart delivers a glorious performance.”

Marc-André Lussier, La Presse

“A rich and layered drama … There’s a frankness and a raw carnality to Les Salopes that is too rare in cinema.”

Pat Mullen, POV Magazine
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