After the death of her unfaithful husband, Gisele, a social worker of 52 years, falls madly in love with Yannick, one of her former customers and kleptomaniac addict. She tries to repress her feelings, but the attraction she has for this 19 year old boy is beyond comprehension. Her sister, her boss and two children will each turn, disrupt her secret meetings with her young lover.
Acting
Fortin's controlled desperation anchors the absurdity.
Direction
Lorain never lets you comfortably laugh OR judge.
Director
Sophie Lorain
Marie-Thérèse Fortin
Gisèle Couture
François Arnaud
Yannick Ménard
Marie Brassard
Marjo
Yvan Benoît
Laurent
François Létourneau
Louis
Véronique Beaudet
Louisette
Jeff Boudreault
Directeur de caisse
Sophie Desmarais
Naomie
Thérèse Perreault
Yannick's Mom
Claudia Ferri
Dolorès / Réceptionniste
Julien Hurteau
Jimmy
Alexandre Fortin
Jean-Christophe / Ami
Maxime Dumontier
Julien-Carl / Comptoir
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rare Québécois cinema centering 50+ female sexuality without beautifying or punishing it—practically radical for 2009 North American screens.
François Arnaud was 24 playing 19; Marie-Thérèse Fortin was early 50s. Their 28-year gap fueled festival walkouts AND standing ovations.
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