The movie is presented in competition at the berlinale. He came to moviemaking through his work as a film critic and creator of a myriad experimental shorts. Their solitude and renewed intimacy is disrupted by a young cop named guillaume, victorias parole officer. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd berlin international film festival, where it won the alfred bauer prize the film stars romane bohringer and pierrette robitaille as vic and flo, lesbian lovers and former convicts who settle in the countryside of quebec after vic. Under the supervision of guillaume marcandre grondin, a sensitive but bythebook young parole officer, vic and flo try to get their lives back on track but the ghosts of their past bring. This is vic and flo saw a bear by on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Vic flo saw a bear the 2014 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Seeking peace and quiet, the couple slowly begin to feel under siege as vic s probation office keeps unexpectedly popping up and a strange woman in the neighborhood soon turns out to be. A great deal of persons are searching for this type of service but they are generally disappointed with what they find. Denis cotes screenplay translated and directed by michael mackenzie into a play titled vic and flo saw a bear at small venue, centaur theatre. Seeking peace and quiet, the couple slowly begin to feel under siege as vic s probation office keeps unexpectedly popping up and a strange woman in the. More of a cellblock lesbian than a dedicated fulltimer, flo provides plenty of cause for worry, hooking up with a hunky black barfly ted pluviose, cruising a hot young racer at the gokart. Seeking peace and quiet, the couple slowly begin to feel under siege as vic s probation office keeps unexpectedly popping up and a strange woman in the neighborhood soon turns out to be an. A tragic comedy about two lesbian excons and lovers, vic and flo who are trying, and failing to establish a normal, quiet life in rural quebec after being released from prison.
Or the curious adventures of two women at folsom st fair. As he watches over the womens reintegration, their different ambitions and personalities pull them farther and farther apart. Vic and flo saw a bear is a 20 canadian drama film directed by denis cote. Genre and genderbending vic and flo saw a bear coming to. Set in the backwoods of contemporary quebec, the film hints at a dark fantasy world underneath the odd realism. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The women soon find out, however, that in the end he will not be the one who poses the greatest threat to their regained freedom. Victoria pierrette robitaille is a striking sixtysomething woman just out of prison. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd berlin international film festival, where it won the alfred bauer prize the film stars romane bohringer and pierrette robitaille as vic and flo, lesbian lovers and former convicts who settle in the countryside of quebec after vic is.
Vic and flo saw a bear, translated and adapted for the stage from denis cotes awardwinning 20 film, will be running for two weeks this fall at montreals centaur theatre. There are currently thirteen videos available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Vic and flo saw a bear vic and flo saw a bear release date. With pierrette robitaille, romane bohringer, marcandre grondin, marie brassard. Winner 20 silver bear alfred bauer prize berlin international film festival.
In fact, its the berlin film festival awardwinning story of two bizarre women who have just been released. As he watches over the womens reintegration, their different ambitions and personalities pull them. In her midsixties and recently released from prison, vic resettles deep in the quebec woods, residing in a sugar shack with her former cellmate and lover, flo romane bohringer. New york times denis cote flirts with sundancey material but emerges with his integrity intact. This dryly humorous opening sets the tone for rest of the film which tells the story of vic, a woman who has just. Rent vic and flo saw a bear 20 starring pierrette robitaille and romane bohringer on dvd and bluray.
Two lesbian excons, victoria and florence, are trying to make a new life in the backwoods of quebec. The film stars romane bohringer and pierrette robitaille as vic and flo, lesbian lovers and former convicts who. Seeking peace and quite, the couple slowly begin to feel under. Victoria and florence, lesbian excons, try to start a new life in the backwoods of quebec. Not quite plotdriven enough to be confused with a conventional thriller, this tense character study from frenchcanadian filmmaker denis. Stay tuned to the end of the show for a special announcement. Winner of the 20 silver bear berlin international film festival. The film premiered in competition at the 63rd berlin international film festival, where it won the alfred bauer prize. His artistic career began with the featurelength picture. Nov 22, 20 vic and flo saw a bear, a prizewinner at berlin, is, for cote, a relatively straightforward drama though, the way it unfolds feels less about a conventional story than a series of setups and. Rent vic and flo saw a bear 20 on dvd and bluray dvd. Victoria, an exconvict in her sixties, wants to start new life in a remote sugar shack. Vic and flo saw a bear, a prizewinner at berlin, is, for cote, a relatively straightforward drama though, the way it unfolds feels less about a. The film tells the story of the title characters, victoria pierrette robitaille and florence romane bohringer, a lesbian couple who reunite after the former is paroled from life imprisonment the crime she committed is never.
Canada 20 95 min colour feature in french with english subtitles a film by denis cote victoria, an exconvict. Stalked by ghosts of the past, their new life together is unexpectedly jeopardized. Under the supervision of guillaume, a young, sympathetic parole officer, she tries to get her life back on track along with florence, her former cellmate with whom she shared years of intimacy in prison. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled.
The english adaptation has been done by michael mackenzie, who is also directing the play. Hannibal dpa d35brw from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. The title may sound like a childrens book and the bear may be metaphoric, but make no mistake. Main actors starringmarcandre grondin, pierrette robitaille, romane bohringer0min, repeatdirectordenis cote genredramasuspensesubtitled. Vic and flo saw a bear constitutes a step forward, the next stride in the artists maturation on numerous levels. Hosted by alessandro hutt and starring jeremy garcia and ashley miller. Victoria and florence, two lesbian excons, want to start a new life in the backwoods of quebec. This is a story with surprisingly great, big teeth. This dryly humorous opening sets the tone for rest of the film which tells the story of vic, a woman who has just been released from prison and who is on the hunt for some peace and quiet. A freshly released excon and her lesbian lover become targets of suspicion, prejudice and gruesome revenge when they settle in the. A lonely bus stop, a trumpetplaying scout and a woman who refuses to pay him anything for his offtune performance. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
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