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Victoire (French: La Cordonnière) is a Canadian drama film, directed by François Bouvier and released in 2023.[1] Adapted from Pauline Gill's series of historical novels about the life of Victoire Du Sault, a 19th-century shoemaker in Montreal who was one of Quebec's first women ever to launch her own business, the film stars Rose-Marie Perreault as Du Sault, and centres on her early romantic relationship with older businessman Georges-Noël Dufresne (Pierre-Yves Cardinal) before being married off to his son Thomas (Nicolas Fontaine).[2]
| Victoire | |
|---|---|
| French | La Cordonnière |
| Directed by | François Bouvier |
| Written by | Sylvain Guy |
| Based on | La Cordonnière by Pauline Gill |
| Produced by | André Rouleau Valérie d’Auteuil |
| Starring | Rose-Marie Perreault Pierre-Yves Cardinal |
| Cinematography | François Dutil |
| Edited by | Michel Arcand |
| Music by | Benoît Charest |
Production company | Caramel Films |
| Distributed by | Les Films Opale |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The cast also includes Élise Guilbault in a small role as Victoire in her older age, as well as Madeleine Péloquin, Jeff Boudreault, Anick Lemay, Henri Picard, Nicolas Fontaine, Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi, Antoine Pilon, Martin Larocque, Louis-Georges Girard, Samuel Bouchard, Janie Faucher-Roy, Gabriel Sabourin, Éric Cabana and Marcel Sabourin in supporting roles.
The film opened theatrically in March 2023,[2] before being added to video on demand platforms in May.[3]
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Maxime Demers of Le Journal de Montréal rated the film 3 out of 5, praising it as technically well-made but criticizing the fact that it focused far too strongly on Du Sault's romantic life rather than her actual accomplishments as a pioneering businesswoman.[2]
Marc-André Lussier of La Presse offered a similar assessment, noting that because the real-life Victoire Du Sault is relatively little-known to contemporary audiences, the film was essentially missing a chapter in her life by focusing on her family dramas rather than her career.[4]
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| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Iris | December 10, 2023 | Best Costume Design | Mariane Carter | Nominated | [5] |
| Best Hair | Richard Hansen, Réjean Forget, Johanne Hansen | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Marc Hall | Nominated |
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