Salut Victor | |
Director: | Anne Claire Poirier |
Based On: | "Matthew and Chauncy" by Edward O. Phillips |
Starring: | Jean-Louis Roux Jacques Godin Julie Vincent |
Runtime: | 89 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | French |
Salut Victor is a Canadian film, released in 1989. Based on Edward O. Phillips's short story "Matthew and Chauncy",[1] the film was directed by Anne Claire Poirier and written by Poirier and Marthe Blackburn.[2]
The film stars Jean-Louis Roux as Philippe and Jacques Godin as Victor, two older men living in a retirement home who fall in love;[3] prior to moving into the home, Victor was openly gay while Philippe was in the closet about his own repressed homosexuality.[4]
The film was produced for the National Film Board.[5]