Kiss Me Like a Lover

Kiss Me Like a Lover
Poster of the movie
FrenchEmbrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes
Directed byAndré Forcier
Written byAndré Forcier
Linda Pinet
Produced byAndré Forcier
Linda Pinet
Louis Laverdière
StarringÉmile Schneider
Juliette Gosselin
Céline Bonnier
Tony Nardi
CinematographyDaniel Jobin
Edited byFrançois Gill
Music byMartin Léon
Production
company
Les Films du Paria
Release date
  • August 25, 2016 (2016-08-25)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Kiss Me Like a Lover (French: Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes) is a Canadian drama film from Quebec, directed by André Forcier and released in 2016.[1]

Set in Montreal in the 1940s, the film stars Émile Schneider as Pierre Sauvageau, a young man who wants to register for the military in World War II but must stay home to care for his paraplegic twin sister Berthe (Juliette Gosselin) as their mother (Céline Bonnier) struggles with depression.[1] With the intimacy of care awakening her dormant sexuality, Berthe attempts to seduce Pierre; although Pierre rejects the advance, the memory of the incident goes on to colour his subsequent relationship with Marguerite (Mylène Mackay), his best friend's girlfriend, and Berthe's relationship with Élio (Tony Nardi), a university professor.[1] The film's cast also includes Antoine Bertrand, Réal Bossé, Roy Dupuis, France Castel, Denys Arcand, Pascale Montpetit, Julien Poulin, Rémy Girard, Christine Beaulieu, Pier-Luc Funk, Geneviève Schmidt, Benoît Brière, Émi Chicoine and Marc Hervieux.

Awards

Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Prix Iris 2017 Best Supporting Actor Tony Nardi Nominated [2]
Best Supporting Actress Céline Bonnier Nominated
Best Screenplay André Forcier, Linda Pinet Nominated
Best Art Direction Patrice Bengle Nominated
Best Costume Design Madeleine Tremblay Nominated
Best Original Music Martin Léon Nominated
Best Makeup Claire De Ernst Nominated
Best Hairstyling Marcelo Nestor Padovani Nominated
Best Visual Effects John Tate Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b c "Embrasse-moi comme tu m'aimes: douces provocations ***1/2". La Presse (in French). July 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Duel en vue entre Juste la fin du monde et Two Lovers and a Bear au Gala du cinéma québécois". Ici Radio-Canada, April 5, 2017.