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Sep 24, 1989 · Salut Victor: Directed by Anne Claire Poirier. With Jean Besré, Muriel Dutil, Jacques Godin, Juliette Huot. Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home.
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- Drama
- Anne Claire Poirier
- 1989-09-24
Salut Victor is a Canadian film, released in 1989. Based on Edward O. Phillips's short story "Matthew and Chauncy", the film was directed by Anne Claire Poirier and written by Poirier and Marthe Blackburn.
Jun 29, 2019 · Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he’s waiting to die. Then, into his room, unannounced, rolls the voluble Victor Laprade, who draws out Philippe over the next few months.
Overview. Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he's waiting to die.
Summaries. Friendship between two old men becomes love. Slightly-unkempt, tired, and frail, Philippe Lanctot moves into a rest home. The administrator says she wants him to be happy, but that seems far from his mind: he's waiting to die.
Philippe, a lifelong bachelor, checks into a stately nursing home, ready to die, but resident rebel Victor incites him to optimism with giddy, delinquent adventures. Victor is unabashedly gay, and his spirit inspires Philippe to share secrets about his own past.
Salut Victor exquisitely portrays the love and friendship that develops between two men, both residents in an old folks home. They are truly a gay odd couple in the latter years of their lives. One is brash, garrulous and completely (intentionally) oblivious to other people's personal boundaries.
