A Way of Life (French: Une manière de vivre) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Micheline Lanctôt and released in 2019.[1] The film stars Laurent Lucas as Joseph, a philosophy professor who is attending an academic conference on Baruch Spinoza in Quebec, where he becomes drawn into a love triangle between Colette (Gabrielle Lazure), a recent widow, and her daughter Gabrielle (Rose-Marie Perreault), who is secretly working as a prostitute.[2]
A Way of Life | |
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French | Une manière de vivre |
Directed by | Micheline Lanctôt |
Written by | Micheline Lanctôt |
Produced by | André Gagnon |
Starring | Laurent Lucas Gabrielle Lazure Rose-Marie Perreault |
Cinematography | Simon-Pierre Gingras |
Edited by | Michel Arcand |
Production company | Lycaon Pictus |
Distributed by | Maison 4:3 |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The cast also includes Robin Aubert, Paul Doucet, Pierre-Luc Lafontaine and Jacqueline Van de Geer in supporting roles.
The film premiered October 26, 2019 at the Abitibi-Témiscamingue International Film Festival,[3] before going into commercial release on November 1.[2]
References
edit- ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Une manière de vivre – Film de Micheline Lanctôt". Films du Québec, October 27, 2019.
- ^ a b François Lévesque, "«Une manière de vivre»: élusive satisfaction intérieure". Le Devoir, November 1, 2019.
- ^ François Lévesque, "Micheline Lanctôt, une manière de tenir". Le Devoir, October 25, 2019.
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