Saint-Narcisse

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Saint-Narcisse

2021

1h 41m

Drama

Romance

Comedy

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51%

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Canada, 1972. Dominic, 22 years old, has a fetish... for himself. Nothing turns him on more than his reflection, with much of his time spent taking Polaroid selfies. When his loving grandmother dies, he discovers a deep family secret: his lesbian mother didn't die in childbirth and he has a twin brother, Daniel, raised in a remote monastery by a depraved priest. The power of destiny brings back together the two beautiful, identical brothers, who, after being reunited with their mother Beatrice, are soon embroiled in a strange web of sex, revenge and redemption.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

04/25/2022

2/5

The film is a bit too self-involved to be much fun for anyone else.

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Marina Ashioti

Little White Lies

04/25/2022

3/5

Perfectly unhinged, twisted and explicit.

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Phuong Le

Guardian

04/19/2022

3/5

Saint-Narcisse is a welcome blast of subversive naughtiness, proving that a film can tackle social taboos while refusing to brand itself with facile markers of respectability.

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/31/2023

4.5/5

Bruce La Bruce‘s Saint-Narcisse, a one-of-a-kind gem of a movie (...) that’s supposed to be about a young man who is in love with his own image but is really about what it means to be a human being in the 2020s.

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Terry Mesnard

Gayly Dreadful

06/04/2022

4/5

Uncomfortable and unconventional, yet bursting with surprising heart and humor, Saint-Narcisse feels like a culmination of the themes La Bruce has explored throughout his career.

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John Paul King

Washington Blade

05/19/2022

A sinfully satisfying cinematic snack.

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Bob L

@RT76975801 May 4

Wow. Phenomenally horrible in a way that's good for some laughs. There's no reason to watch this sober except to prove to yourself that you shouldn't have. The sepia film tone, soft-porn storytelling and no-frills production value are very evocative the 1970s. If it was intended to be satire, bump my rating up to 4 stars; otherwise, it comes across as a 141-minute teaser for the lead's OnlyFans page (spoiler alert: there's no QR code in the credits for him or the ginger).

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John S

@RT98064117 03/30/2025

Two stars is a generous rating and it’s due to the fact that if 20 minutes had been edited out of the movie it had some vaguely interesting situations. The acting was poor and the pacing boring but it was fun anticipating what weirdness would next transpire. As one reviewer pointed out, “don’t be mislead by the cover art, go and put on some decent porn instead.” Or watch season 3 of “White Lotus”.

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RebelHeart X

@RT24300005 05/25/2024

Another erotic masterpiece by Mr Labruce

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Ivan H

@RT76377538 02/11/2024

Mind breaking, absolute must see!

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Michael C

@Coxmjc23 02/04/2023

Great flim acting and superb film!! Masterpiece!!!

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dave d

@RT34924333 06/14/2022

There are so many problems with Saint Narcisse it's hard to believe it's in focus. Whoever edited the film and whoever thought it was a good idea to not be able to hear dialogue over background noise should be fired immediately. The film isn't worth rewinding or watching. If you like what you see on the cover of the DVD, then just go watch porn. It's slow and boring and at times unwatchable. From the twisted mind of a filmmaker, Bruce LaBruce, who is up his own behind. Maybe as a short, but no way as a feature, this is an easy miss. A comedy-drama where you never laugh and the drama is just lazy and flat. College students could do better work. Final Score: 1.6/10

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Synopsis

Canada, 1972. Dominic, 22 years old, has a fetish... for himself. Nothing turns him on more than his reflection, with much of his time spent taking Polaroid selfies. When his loving grandmother dies, he discovers a deep family secret: his lesbian mother didn't die in childbirth and he has a twin brother, Daniel, raised in a remote monastery by a depraved priest. The power of destiny brings back together the two beautiful, identical brothers, who, after being reunited with their mother Beatrice, are soon embroiled in a strange web of sex, revenge and redemption.

Director: Bruce La Bruce
Producer: Nicolas Comeau, Paul Scherzer
Screenwriter: Martin Girard, Bruce La Bruce
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Six Island Productions, 1976 Productions
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 17, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2021
Runtime: 1h 41m