Le jour S... is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.[1] Jean-Baptiste (Pierre Curzi), a restless Québécois in his late 30s, spends the day alone in Montreal while his current partner (Marie Tifo) is pursuing a career in Toronto. Every woman he encounters reminds him of her. He relives his past through actual encounters as well as his imaginative memory.

Le jour S...
Directed byJean Pierre Lefebvre
Written byJean Pierre Lefebvre
Barbara Easto
Produced byYves Rivard
StarringPierre Curzi
CinematographyGuy Dufaux
Edited byBarbara Easto
Music byJean Pierre Lefebvre
Release date
  • 19 October 1984 (1984-10-19)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The film was a sequel to Lefebvre's 1968 film Patricia and Jean-Baptiste (Patricia et Jean-Baptiste).[2]

The film was included in Jean Pierre Lefebvre: Vidéaste, a retrospective program of Lefebvre's films at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Le jour S..." festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  2. ^ Jay Scott, "Conquering Cannes: Canada's best filmmaker has good reason to smile". The Globe and Mail, 18 May 1984.
  3. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Lefebvre homage captures Montreal master’s vision". Variety, September 3, 2001.
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