Saint-Narcisse was the closing film of the Giornate degli autori section at the Venice Film Festival and also screens in the Industry Selects strand at TIFF. With Félix-Antoine Duval, Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuk, Andreas Apergis. When a young man who thought his mother was dead discovers that she may still be alive, he goes on a quest to find her.
It subversively queers the straightest and most restrictive of institutions, appropriating its own iconography for bondage and fetish. LaBruce hasn't made a film that looks this good in years, either. Saint-Narcisse is among his most aesthetically pleasing films.
Narcissism is obviously a big theme in the movie. One aspect of narcissism you don't hear people talk about often is that it stems from shame. So braving airline travel in the time of COVID was worth it. While it's mind-boggling how it ended up being selected for the festival, the film itself is not that bad at all.. With striking period production design, there are some nice details such as the young monk casually reading William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, published a year before the film is set. Taking Polaroid selfies every opportunity he gets, he constantly turns himself on by looking at his own reflection.
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When his grandmother dies, he discovers his… No one can go out. Practically every human is on a virtual call. Man, the timing of this release is uncanny.
By expanding and exaggerating certain elements, the film is given room to play with ideas and make suggestions about what we could potentially do now to avoid a dystopian premise. With Noémie Merlant, Soko, Vincent Dedienne, Gabriel Almaer. Benjamin and Aude want to have a baby, but when they find out that it is not possible for Aude to conceive, Benjamin comes up with a plan to solve their dilemma. Another highly anticipated title is SAINT-NARCISSE, directed by Bruce LaBruce, which was presented at the Venice Film Festival earlier this year.