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Victoire (2023 film)

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Victoire
FrenchLa Cordonnière
Directed byFrançois Bouvier
Written bySylvain Guy
Based onLa Cordonnière by Pauline Gill
Produced byAndré Rouleau
Valérie d’Auteuil
StarringRose-Marie Perreault
Pierre-Yves Cardinal
CinematographyFrançois Dutil
Edited byMichel Arcand
Music byBenoît Charest
Production
company
Caramel Films
Distributed byLes Films Opale
Release date
  • March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

Victoire (French: La Cordonnière) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2023.[1] Adapted from Pauline Gill's series of historical novels about the life of Victoire Du Sault, a 19th-century shoemaker in Montreal who was one of Quebec's first women ever to launch her own business, the film stars Rose-Marie Perreault as Du Sault, and centres on her early romantic relationship with older businessman Georges-Noël Dufresne (Pierre-Yves Cardinal) before being married off to his son Thomas (Nicolas Fontaine).[2]

The cast also includes Élise Guilbault in a small role as Victoire in her older age, as well as Madeleine Péloquin, Jeff Boudreault, Anick Lemay, Henri Picard, Nicolas Fontaine, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Antoine Pilon, Martin Larocque, Louis-Georges Girard, Samuel Bouchard, Janie Faucher-Roy, Gabriel Sabourin, Éric Cabana and Marcel Sabourin in supporting roles.

The film opened theatrically in March 2023,[2] before being added to video on demand platforms in May.[3]

Critical response

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Maxime Demers of Le Journal de Montréal rated the film 3 out of 5, praising it as technically well-made but criticizing the fact that it focused far too strongly on Du Sault's romantic life rather than her actual accomplishments as a pioneering businesswoman.[2]

Marc-André Lussier of La Presse offered a similar assessment, noting that because the real-life Victoire Du Sault is relatively little-known to contemporary audiences, the film was essentially missing a chapter in her life by focusing on her family dramas rather than her career.[4]

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Iris December 10, 2023 Best Costume Design Mariane Carter Nominated [5]
Best Hair Richard Hansen, Réjean Forget, Johanne Hansen Won
Best Visual Effects Marc Hall Nominated

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