L'Initiation

L'Initiation
Poster for the 1970 theatrical release
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 CAD 200,000 (estimated)
Box office CAD 1,500,000 (Canada)

L'Initiation (Here and Now) 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.[2] L’Initiation grossed more money than its predecessor, making it the top Canadian film at the domestic box office for quite some time.

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 Victorie'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.

References

  1. ↑ John Dunning (I) on IMDb
  2. ↑ "Maple Syrup Porn: The Secret History of Quebec Popular Cinema". Canuxploitation,com. Retrieved 4 February 2017.


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