Straight for the Heart (1988)
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Pierre is a Montreal photojournalist who returns from Nicaragua to find that his ten-year menage a trois is over. Haunted by his mid-life crisis, he becomes obsessed with trying to find out why his two lovers, Sarah and David, have left him.
Casting
- Matthias Habich — Pierre Kurwenal
- Johanne-Marie Tremblay — Sarah
- Michel Voïta — David
- Jean-François Pichette — Quentin
- Jacqueline Bertrand — La mère
- France Castel — Michele
- Pierre Gobeil — Le patron
- Victor Désy — Dr. Ferron
- Mimi D'Estée — Dame âgée
- Louise Caron — Invitée au dîner
- Louise Marleau — Invitée au dîner
- Marilyn Gardner — Invitée au dîner
Interesting facts
Straight for the Heart is a 1988 Canadian-Swiss French-language drama film directed by Léa Pool and written by Pool and Marcel Beaulieu. Adapted from Yves Navarre’s novel Kurwenal, the film follows a Montreal photojournalist who, on returning from a foreign assignment, finds that his ménage à trois relationship has ended. It won Best Dramatic Feature at the 1988 Atlantic Film Festival and was selected for competition at Venice and Chicago.
Production
Straight for the Heart was a Canadian-Swiss co-production. It was produced by Denise Robert and Robin Spry, written by Léa Pool and Marcel Beaulieu, and adapted from Yves Navarre’s novel Kurwenal. The film had a budget of C$2.8 million.
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