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Post Mortem

Play trailer Poster for Post Mortem Released Aug 31, 1999 1h 32m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Linda (Sylvie Moreau) supports her young daughter (Sarah Lecompte-Bergeron) by luring men into seedy hotels room, then mugging them for money and credit cards. Ghislain (Gabriel Arcand) is a lonely morgue attendant who plays blues music at work and converses with the corpses. He's also a criminal suspect who's destined to meet the woman of his dreams. The relationship between Linda and Ghislain takes a strange twist, involving a decidedly unconventional romance.

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Globe and Mail Rated: 3/4 Dec 2, 2003 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Wow, quel scénario imprévisible. Un tour de force! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Très intéressant comme film, original. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Ce film original possede une trame dramatique et psychologique finement mise en scene et interprete avec talent par Sylvie Moreau et Gabriel Arcand. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A very weird movie but with my favorite French Canadien actress! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member <DIV ALIGN=center><B>POST MORTEM (1999) directed by Louis Bélanger starring Sylvie Moreau, Gabriel Arcand, Hélène Loiselle</B></DIV><P><DIV ALIGN=justify><I>Post Mortem</I> is Louis Bélanger's first film, and what a film it is. Great directorial debut about redemption, faith - in some sort of way - life and trying to get out of your small existence.<P>The movie is seperated in three parts; <I>Linda</I>, <I>Ghislain</I> and <I>Odieuse Félicité</I> (Hateful Felicity). In the first part you follow, Linda, a single mom on welfare who goes out with rich men at night to steal their money. She is basically trying to make a decent living to fulfill hers and her daughter's dreams but unfortunately she dies. In the second part you have Ghislain who has just been arrested by the police for rape. He is a lonely man and he tells his story of how it all happens. In the third part you discover how the two characters are linked, what secret brings 'em together.<P><I>Post Mortem</I> isnt very complex, its quite simple actaully but the simplicity makes this film very effective, emotionally and psychologically. There are scenes of full frontal nudity for both characters and that doesnt come from free its to show their vulnerability and how fragile they are.<P>Sylvie Moreau - usually a funny girl - gives a pretty solid performance while Gabriel Arcand - always deep - plays his character all in tones. Louis Bélanger's direction may seem clumsy at times but still he is in control of his film and he has some good dialogues, deep ones and funny ones. A good study of complex and troubled characters with a great score fitting the film perfectly to give the right strange mood it needs.</DIV> Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Deux mots: Sylvie Moreau Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Linda (Sylvie Moreau) supports her young daughter (Sarah Lecompte-Bergeron) by luring men into seedy hotels room, then mugging them for money and credit cards. Ghislain (Gabriel Arcand) is a lonely morgue attendant who plays blues music at work and converses with the corpses. He's also a criminal suspect who's destined to meet the woman of his dreams. The relationship between Linda and Ghislain takes a strange twist, involving a decidedly unconventional romance.
Director
Louis Bélanger
Producer
Lorraine Dufour
Screenwriter
Louis Bélanger
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Canadian French
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 31, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$90.0K
Runtime
1h 32m