Genevieve Rioux
- 1990
In this enigmatic melodrama, a father, his daughter, and her lover are all out at sea in a small sailboat for an pleasurable cruise. The daughter Alice is earnestly telling her father that he should not be so serious, and should enjoy life a little more. Before long, a serious storm has blown up out of nowhere, and Alice is swept overboard. Alice's lover impetuously dives overboard to try and find her. Later, the father is rescued by a cargo ship. In one of the two endings included in the story, the two lovers were also picked up by the cargo ship. Relieved, the old man decides to take a cruise on the ship rather than returning to his job. The film's other ending is not so benign. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Michel Dumont, Genevieve Rioux, (more)
- 1990
In this story-free experimental cinematic meditation, Roger Leger plays a biker who, in the course of discussing his childhood, finds time to seduce his shrink. Later, he makes love to a Mexican woman who leaves him to return to her home, and he manages to play pool with egg-shaped balls. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Roger Leger, Lou Babin, (more)
- 1989
Crusing Bar was written by Michel Cote, who plays a major character. Actually he plays four major characters, in this drama about the Canadian dating scene. The disguises are crucial to the plot, which in itself is loose enough to accommodate several anecdotal scenes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Louise Marleau, Genevieve Rioux, (more)
- 1986
- R
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A rousing "he said/she said" endeavor, The Decline of the American Empire begins by separating the boys from the girls. Preparing a gourmet dinner, four male intellectuals begin trading stories of their sexual experiences. At the same time, four well-read women, all working out in a gym, exchange their own tales from the love front. The film is set in the lofty circles of academia, a world well known to Canadian director Denys Arcand. The anecdotes related herein are based on actual events in the lives of Arcand's professorial friends. There's nothing bookish, however, about the subject matter of the stories themselves, which ranges from mild philandering to S & M. The Decline of the American Empire was the winner of eight Canadian Genie awards (that's the above-the-border equivalent of the Oscar), including Best Picture. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Pierre Curzi, Rémy Girard, (more)
- 1986
This study of the feminist mystique and its underlying issues centers on Madeline (Monique Mercure), a middle-aged director set on conquests of any kind. Also featured are Madeline's relationship to her daughter Renee (Guylaine Normandine) and a few lovers. Madeline is working as a radio talk show host when her daughter comes home to stay with her for the summer. Madeline seems fired by inner demons that propel her to excel in one way or another, either by doing a good work-out at the gym, by competing with her daughter, or by changing lovers one day to the next. The relationships she has throughout the summer fluctuate and change, yet by the time Renee is ready to go off to school again there is some hope for happiness ahead. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Monique Mercure, Guylaine Normandine, (more)
