L'Initiation | |
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Directed by | Denis Héroux |
Produced by | John Dunning |
Written by | Yves Thériault |
Starring |
Danielle Ouimet Chantal Renaud Celine Lomez Louise Turcot Jacques Riberolles Gilles Chartrand |
Music by | François Cousineau |
Cinematography | René Verzier |
Edited by | Film House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Distributed by | CIC/CFP |
Release date
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29 January 1970 |
Running time
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93min approx. |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Budget | CAD 200,000 (estimated) |
Box office | CAD 1,500,000 (Canada) |
L'Initiation (English: Here and Now) is a 1970 French-Canadian film directed by Denis Héroux. The film is seen as a squeal to Valériealso directed by Héroux. The film has been called maple syrup porn.L’Initiation grossed more money than its predecessor, making it the top Canadian film at the domestic box office for quite some time.
Victoire (Renaud), A University of Montreal student, has an affair with a famous French author and professor Gervais Messiandre (Riberolles) after being disappointed with her first sexual experience with her boyfriend, Pierre (Chartrand). While Victoire is having the affair with Gervais, Pierre is seeing Victorie's friend and roommate Nadine (Ouimet). Victorie and Gervais spend a couple of nights together in a hotel in Montreal but return to their lives shortly after.