Saint-Narcisse is a 2020 Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Bruce LaBruce.Nick Vivarelli, "Venice Days to Premiere Bruce LaBruce’s ‘Saint-Narcisse,’ Chile’s ‘My Tender Matador,’ Mati Diop Short". Variety, July 23, 2020. Set in Quebec in 1972, the film stars Félix-Antoine Duval as Dominic and Daniel, a pair of identical twins who were separated at birth and did not previously know of each other's existence, but who fall in love and begin an incestuous relationship.Elsa Keslassy, "Bruce LaBruce’s Queer Comedy ‘Saint-Narcisse’ Acquired by Best Friend Forever". Variety, June 10, 2020.
The cast also includes Tania Kontoyanni, Alexandra Petrachuck, Andreas Apergis and Angèle Coutu.
Production The film was produced by 1976 Productions and Six Island Productions. It had financial backing from CBC Films, Telefilm, and SODEC."Bruce LaBruce’s Venice Giornate degli Autori closer ‘Saint-Narcisse’ finds Canadian home (exclusive)". Screen International, July 29, 2020.
Release The film premiered in the Venice Days stream at the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It will be distributed by Best Friend Forever internationally, and by Northern Banner Entertainment (a part of Raven Banner Entertainment)"Northern Banner Releasing Picks Up Bruce Labruce’s Saint-Narcisse for Canada" . Gat PR, July 30, 2020. and AZ Films in Canada.Brock Thiessen, "Bruce LaBruce's 'Saint-Narcisse' Lands Distribution Deal". Exclaim!, June 10, 2020.
Reception
Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
On The Guardian, Phuong Le rated it 3/5 stars writing that "Saint-Narcisse is a welcome blast of subversive naughtiness, proving that a film can tackle social taboos while refusing to brand itself with facile markers of respectability." Wendy Ide of The Observer rated it 2/5 stars describing the film as "a bit too self-involved to be much fun for anyone else."
On Film Threat, Bradley Gibson wrote that "director-writer Bruce LaBruce has long been famous as the master of Canadian 'queercore' cinema, and he has achieved in Saint-Narcisse his magnum opus." Teo Bugbee of The New York Times described the film as "a handsomely produced film with sincere performances, lush cinematography and a classical score."
See also List of LGBT-related films of 2020
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