The Salesman | |
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French | Le vendeur |
Directed by | Sébastien Pilote |
Written by | Sébastien Pilote |
Produced by | Marc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur |
Starring | Gilbert Sicotte |
Cinematography | Michel La Veaux |
Edited by | Michel Arcand |
Music by | Pierre Lapointe (additional music and arrangement: Philippe Brault) |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
The Salesman ( French: Le vendeur) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Sébastien Pilote. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival [1] and had a theatrical release in Quebec on 11 November 2011. [2]
Shot in the small city Dolbeau-Mistassini, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the province of Quebec, the film looks at the effects of a declining economy on a sexagenarian car salesman. [3]
The film was included in the list of "Canada's Top Ten" feature films of 2011, selected by a panel of experts organized by TIFF. [4] [5]
The film won the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Francisco International Film Festival and two prizes (the Silver Gateway and the prize for best actor) at the Mumbai Film Festival. [3] [6]
The film had five Jutra Award nominations, [7] winning in the Best Actor category (Gilbert Sicotte) [8]
At the 2011 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg, The Salesman won the FIPRESCI international film critics' prize, as well as a special jury prize. [9]
At the 2011 Torino Film Festival, The Salesman won two prizes, the Premio Cipputi (best film on the world of work) and the FIPRESCI prize. [10] [11]
The film won the top prize at the 2012 Cinema Jove Film Festival in Valencia. [12]
The film was shortlisted for the inaugural Prix collégial du cinéma québécois in 2012. [13]
The Salesman was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 6, 2012 by Entertainment One Films Canada. [3]