The Salesman

– With an enthralling central performance by Gilbert Sicotte, this masterful debut feature examines th..

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Movie
Rating:
7.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 47 Minutes
Release Year:
2011
Original Name:
Le Vendeur
The Salesman (2011) - Also known as Le Vendeur

With an enthralling central performance by Gilbert Sicotte, this masterful debut feature examines the life of the top car salesman in a fading Quebec town as events challenge the 67-year-old’s sense of identity and the meaning of life at the most profound level.

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The Salesman (2011) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 Jan 2012

Language:

French

Director:

Sébastien Pilote

Writer:

Sébastien Pilote

Main Actors:

Gilbert Sicotte, Nathalie Cavezzali, Jeremy Tessier, Jean-François Boudreau

Plot:

Marcel Lévesque, a quick-witted car salesman nearing retirement, lives to sell. He has been salesman of the month for the last sixteen years at the dealership where he has spent his career, in a declining industrial town in Lac Saint-Jean, where it's cold enough to scare away the tourists and buying a car sometimes seems completely absurd. There's just one thing on his mind: getting his beloved Detroit rides off the lot. Marcel Lévesque is a salesman from a bygone era, a man who learned his trade by telling tales - "fibs dressed up with flowers" - and making his customers happy. But a tragedy will change everything for this peddler of dreams.

Awards:

8 wins & 7 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.0/10