The Acrobat (2019 film)

The Acrobat (French: L'Acrobate) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rodrigue Jean and released in 2019.[1] The film centres on Christophe (Sébastien Ricard) and Micha (Yury Paulau), two men who meet in an unoccupied unit in a high-rise construction project in Montreal during a snowstorm, and begin a passionate love affair in which they regularly meet back at the same unit.[2]

The Acrobat
Film poster
L'Acrobate
Directed byRodrigue Jean
Produced byMaxime Bernard
Screenplay byRodrigue Jean
StarringSébastien Ricard
Yury Paulau
Music bySteve Bates
CinematographyMathieu Laverdière
Edited byOmar Elhamy
Production
company
Transmar Films
Release date
  • October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) (VIFF)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film, which borrows its initial narrative setup from the film classic Last Tango in Paris, is the third in Jean's trilogy of films exploring sexuality and emotional intimacy, following Lost Song and Love in the Time of Civil War.[3]

The film premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival,[4] and was subsequently screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,[5] before having its commercial theatrical premiere in February 2020.[6]

References
  1. Charles-Henri Ramond, "Acrobate, L’ – Film de Rodrigue Jean". Films du Québec, January 19, 2020.
  2. Marc-André Lussier, "L’acrobate : zones secrètes…". La Presse, February 7, 2020.
  3. Martin Gignac, "L’acrobate ou le dernier tango à Montréal". Voir, February 10, 2020.
  4. Kelly Townsend, "VIFF unveils its 2019 Canadian lineup". Playback, August 13, 2019.
  5. "Des films d'André Forcier, de Sophie Deraspe et de Rodrigue Jean au FNC". Ici Radio-Canada, August 22, 2019.
  6. André Lavoie, "«L’acrobate»: l’amour au temps du boom immobilier". Le Devoir, February 7, 2020.


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