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Valérie (film)

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Valérie
Film poster
Directed byDenis Héroux
Written byJohn Dunning (scenario)
Louis Gauthier (dialogue)
Denis Héroux (idea)
André Link (scenario)
Richard Sadler (scenario)
Produced byJohn Dunning
André Link
StarringDanielle Ouimet
Guy Godin
CinematographyRené Verzier
Edited byJean LaFleur
Music byJoe Gracy
Michel Paje
Production
company
Distributed byCinépix
Release date
  • 2 May 1969 (1969-05-02)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$99,000
Box office$2 million

Valérie is a 1969 black-and-white Canadian erotic film directed by Denis Héroux. It was the first Quebec film to show nudity. It turned an unprecedented gross of $1.68 million, making it the highest-grossing Canadian film of its time.[1]

Plot

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Danielle Ouimet upon leaving a convent with the leader of a motorcycle gang, discovers the hippie culture of Montreal and turns to prostitution. This improbable storyline, made famous by the frank display of nudity and sexuality, came from a culture that was still labouring under a strong sense of Catholic guilt. It was the first of a group of films known as maple-syrup porn.[1]

Production

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Valérie was filmed in August and September 1968, with a budget of $99,000 (equivalent to $827,282 in 2023).[2]

Release

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The film was released in Montreal on 2 May 1969, by Cinépix, the producer and distributor.[2] It was the highest-grossing of all-time in Canada with a gross of $1,684,000[3] and earned $2 million (equivalent to $15,949,239 in 2023) after being shown in forty countries.[4] It was the most attended Quebec film since Little Aurore's Tragedy.[4] The film was seen by 153,734 people in France.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Valerie". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 77.
  3. ^ "Canadian Films Grosses". Variety. November 24, 1976. p. 32.
  4. ^ a b Melnyk 2004, p. 137.
  5. ^ Marshall 2001, p. 85.

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