À corps perdu is a 1988 Canadian/Swiss French-language

Canadian French

Canadian French is an umbrella term referring to the varieties of French spoken in Canada. French is the mother tongue of nearly seven million Canadians, a figure constituting roughly 22% of the national population. At the federal level it has co-official status alongside English...

 drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

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Plot

Pierre (Habich) is a photojournalist from Montreal who's working on a reportage in Nicaragua. There he sees many people being executed and he takes photographs of them. Even of the death of a young child and of his mother crying.
Back home in Montreal, his ten-year bisexual ménage à trois

Ménage à trois

Ménage à trois is a French term which originally described a domestic arrangement in which three people having sexual relations occupy the same household – the phrase literally translates as "household of three"...

 (threesome) is over. Sarah (Tremblay) and David (Voita) have moved out, leaving Pierre wondering why. Pierre is haunted by his experiences and memories in war, and those of his relationship with Sarah and David. The memories in his mind are most of the times shown in black and white mouvies with emotianal background-music.
After some days, when he's been stalking David and Sarah with his photocamera, he meets the young deaf-mute Quentin (Pichette). After a while he's able to begin a new life with Quentin.

Recognition

• 1989
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
    Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design
    The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film art direction/production design.-16th Genie Awards:* François Laplante, Le Confessionnal...
    
     - Vianney Gauthier - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography
    Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography
    The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film cinematography.-16th Genie Awards:* Thomas Burstyn, Magic in the Water* Alain Dostie, Le Confessional...
    
     - Pierre Mignot - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing
    Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing
    The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film editor.-1st Genie Awards:* Stan Cole, Murder By Decree* Jean Beaudin, Cordelia* Ron Wisman, Fish Hawk...
    
     - Michel Arcand
    Michel Arcand
    Michel Arcand is a Canadian film editor.Born in Val-d'Or, Quebec, Arcand has won three Genie Awards for Best Achievement in Editing for the films The Rocket, Léolo and Un zoo la nuit and five nominations in the same category as well as other nominations for a Jutra Award and from the Directors...
    
     - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
    Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
    The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
    
     - Robin Spry
    Robin Spry
    Robin Spry was a Canadian filmmaker and television producer best known for his documentary film Action: The October Crisis of 1970 about Quebec's October Crisis.-Profile:...
    
    , Denise Robert
    Denise Robert
    Denise Robert is a Canadian film producer, co-founder and President of Cinémaginaire with Daniel Louis. She is currently married to Denys Arcand and she has produced many of his films. Robert has won many awards, including four Genie Awards. She was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture...
    
     - Nominated
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score - Osvaldo Montes - Nominated