À corps perdu

À corps perdu
Directed by	Léa Pool
Produced by	Denise Robert Robin Spry
Written by	Marcel Beaulieu Léa Pool Yves Navarre (novel "Kurwenal")
Starring	Matthias Habich Johanne-Marie Tremblay Michel Voita Jean-François Pichette
Music by	Osvaldo Montes
Cinematography	Pierre Mignot
Editing by	Michel Arcand
Release date(s)	September 30, 1988  Canada January 12, 1990  Netherlands
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Canada/ Switzerland
Language	French

À corps perdu (American English title: Straight for the Heart) is a 1988 Canadian/Swiss French-language drama film.

Plot

Pierre (Habich) is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year ménage à trois (threesome) is over. Sarah (Tremblay) and David (Voita) have moved out, leaving the bisexual Pierre wondering why. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find why his two lovers have left him. After an awkward meeting with Sarah and David, Pierre begins a new relationship with the young deaf-mute Quentin (Pichette).

Recognition

• 1989
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design - Vianney Gauthier - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography - Pierre Mignot - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing - Michel Arcand - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Robin Spry,Denise Robert - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score - Osvaldo Montes - Nominated

External links

• À corps perdu at the Internet Movie Database
• À corps perdu at Allmovie

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