Here and Now (1970 film)

Here and Now
File:L4lowbuc.jpg Poster for the 1970 theatrical release
Directed by	Denis Héroux
Produced by	John Dunning
Written by	Yves Thériault
Starring	Danielle Ouimet Chantal Renaud Celine Lomez Louise Turcot Jacques Riberolles Gilles Chartrand
Music by	François Cousineau
Cinematography	René Verzier
Edited by	Film House, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production company	Cinépix
Distributed by	CIC/CFP
Release dates	29 January 1970
Running time	93min approx.
Country	Canada
Language	French
Budget	C$200,000
Box office	$1,883,000 (Canada)

Here and Now (French: L'Initiation) is a 1970 French-Canadian film directed by Denis Héroux. The film is seen as a sequel to Valérie also directed by Héroux. The film has been called maple syrup porn. L’Initiation grossed more money than its predecessor, making it the one of the highest-grossing Canadian films at the domestic box office.

Plot

Victoire (Renaud), A University of Montreal student, has an affair with a famous French author and professor Gervais Messiandre (Riberolles) after being disappointed with her first sexual experience with her boyfriend, Pierre (Chartrand). While Victoire is having the affair with Gervais, Pierre is seeing Victoire's friend and roommate Nadine (Ouimet). Victorie and Gervais spend a couple of nights together in a hotel in Montreal but return to their lives shortly after.

Reception

The film grossed $1,883,000 in Canada making it the second-highest-grossing film of all time in Canada, behind Claude Fournier's Deux femmes en or, also released in 1970, which grossed $2.5 million.

External links

• L'Initiation at IMDb
• L'Initiation at AllCine