The Salesman

The Salesman
Le Vendeur
Directed by Sébastien Pilote
Produced by Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur
Written by Sébastien Pilote
Starring Gilbert Sicotte
Music by Pierre Lapointe (additional music and arrangement: Philippe Brault)
Cinematography Michel La Veaux
Edited by Michel Arcand
Production
company
Association Coopérative des Productions Audio-Visuelles (ACPAV)
Distributed by Entertainment One Films Canada, Les Films Séville, Sophie Dulac Distribution, Seville Pictures
Release dates
  • January 21, 2011 (2011-01-21) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
 107
Country Canada
Language French

The Salesman (French: Le Vendeur) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Sébastien Pilote. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[1] and had a theatrical release in Quebec on 11 November 2011.[2]

Shot in the small city Dolbeau-Mistassini, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the province of Quebec, the film looks at the effects of a declining economy on a sexagenarian car salesman.[3]

Distinctions

The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2011, selected by a panel of experts organized by TIFF.[4][5]

The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival and two prizes (the Silver Gateway and the prize for best actor) at the Mumbai Film Festival.[3][6]

The film had five Jutra Award nominations,[7] winning in the Best Actor category (Gilbert Sicotte)[8]

At the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, The Salesman won the FIPRESCI international film critics' prize, as well as a special jury prize.[9]

At the 2011 Torino Film Festival, The Salesman won two prizes, the Premio Cipputi (best film on the world of work) and the FIPRESCI prize.[10][11]

The film won the top prize at the 2012 Cinema Jove Film Festival in Valencia.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Justin Chang (2010-12-01). "Sundance unveils competition lineup". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Le Vendeur". Cinoche.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. 1 2 Charles-Henri Ramond (2011-12-25). "Vendeur, Le – Film de Sébastien Pilote". Films du Québec. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  4. ↑ "Car salesman, bank robber, genius and hobo crack Canada's top ten list: TIFF celebrates the year's finest Canadian features and shorts" (PDF) (Press release). TIFF. 2011-12-06.
  5. ↑ Linda Barnard (2011-12-06). "TIFF announces Canada's Top Ten films". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  6. ↑ Nyay Bhushan (2011-10-21). "13th Mumbai Film Festival Crowns 'My Little Princess'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  7. ↑ "Prix Jutra: Monsieur Lazhar en tête avec 9 nominations". Voir.ca. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  8. ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond (2012-03-12). "Jutra 2012: Monsieur Lazhar, Vanessa Paradis et Gilbert Sicotte". Films du Québec. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  9. ↑ Scott Roxborough (2011-11-21). "Irish Drama ‘Parked’ Wins Mannheim-Heidelberg Festival". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  10. ↑ Chiara Checcaglini (2011-12-03). "Torino Film Festival 2011, i vincitori". Cinema Errante. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  11. ↑ Piero Spila. "A Silent Cry from Quebec". FIPRESCI: The International Federation of Film Critics. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  12. ↑ Emilio Mayorga (2012-06-22). "‘Salesman’ lands Moon at Cinema Jove". Variety. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

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