Sexe de rue
Sexe de rue | |
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Directed by | Richard Boutet |
Written by | Richard Boutet |
Produced by | Bernard Lalonde , Richard Boutet (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Robert Vanherweghem |
Edited by | Claude Laflamme |
Music by |
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Production company | Vent d'Est Films |
Distributed by | 7e Art Distribution[1] |
Release dates | |
Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Box office | CA$13,232 (Canada) |
Sexe de rue (English: Street Sex)
Synopsis
Marie-Claude and Marianne work in a
A former
Le nord j'le perds, ma raison aussi
Et c'est la solitude du désert qui m'habite
Chaque jour je suis aux portes de l'enfer
Et seuls les ciels sombres du monde m'apaisent...
... Aujourd'hui il fait beau soleil
Mais je me rappelle ces jours de pluie
Et j'ai peur de faire de ma nouvelle liberté
Une prison mal famée
From Alter Ego, a poem by Mariane Matte (Sexe de rue)[11]
The area today remains at the centre of most street-based sex work, which may entail more than just sex: sex workers often listen to the client's troubles or even offer a shoulder to cry on.
Street prostitution is simultaneously the most visible, yet most hidden, and the most harsh (and dangerous) of all forms of sex work, yet no sex worker can truly rely on protection from the police, since what they do is outlawed, even though the act of exchanging money for sex itself is not illegal.
Production
Background
The subject of Sexe de rue was not entirely untrodden ground for
Development and filming
The documentary was filmed in the Downtown Montreal and Centre-Sud areas, the interviews taking place over three years, two years of which consisted of intensive research undertaken by assistant director Nicole Chaput,[12][9] who was Boutet's wife.[16] They worked together on his previous documentary, Survivants de l'Apocalypse (1998), about cult escapees.[17] The working title of Sexe de rue was Prostituées en quête de dignité[18] (Prostitutes in Search of Dignity).
The documentary was made using
Gabriel Bissonnette interviewed subjects Marie-Claude and Marianne after the film was released, asking them what they thought of the experience, and about seeing themselves on the big screen. Marianne was particularly impressed by the crew's sensitivity, although it was hard to see herself in the film, as she was undergoing a relapse at the time, while Marie-Claude found that making the film gave her a sort of closure with respect to her past, even though being on the street during the shooting sometimes reminded her of it in such a way that she sometimes almost felt like going back to it.[9]
Music
The film's original score was composed and performed by Franklyne,[1][19] Christian Labbé,[1] and Vic Vogel, who composed and performed the music for the historical part of the documentary.[1][12]
Boutet always considered music to be an important part of his documentaries,[12] and co-wrote the lyrics to the first song on the soundtrack, "Les putes".[1]
Release
The film had its world premiere at the
Home media
Sexe de rue was released on both VHS and DVD formats by the film's distributor in late 2003.[22][23]
Reception
Commercial performance
The film was the third-highest grossing documentary film in Canada in 2003, collecting $13,232 in box office receipts, according to data from the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Canada.[24]
Critical response
Bruno Dubuc calls Sexe de rue a sensitive portrait of
Both Bissonnette and Tremblay were personally moved by the stories told by the sex workers themselves, particularly Marie-Claude and Marianne, whom she calls a revolutionary poet whose acid words are like war cries, or wails of suffering (Marianne, poétesse révoltée qui lance ses mots acides comme des cris de guerre et de douleur).[12] Bissonnette admires their courage of these "extraordinary" women for letting the crew into the most intimate part of their lives. He was also touched by Claudia's story, and captivated and overwhelmed by Valérie's.[9]
Accolades
- Best Documentary Film Award,
- Prix des camelots, L'Itinéraire (a Montréal-based magazine dedicated to social issues), 2003[27]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Sexe de rue: un film de Richard Boutet: dossier de presse" (press kit). cocagne.org (in French). 7e Art. 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Sexe De Rue". Canadian Film Online. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Sexe de rue". Chroniqueurs Canoe (in French). Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Awards of the Montreal World Film Festival - 2003". Montreal World Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Dubuc, Bruno. "Sexe de rue L'œuvre posthume du documentariste des survivants". Videotron (in French). Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Gélinas, Pascal (October 2003). "L'homo libéralus!: Hommage à Richard Boutet". L'Aut' Journal (in French) (223). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ Fournier, Lorraine (2004). Vu de la rue – Rapport de recherche sur les jeunes adultes prostitué(e)s (PDF) (in French). [Québec]: Conseil permanent de la jeunesse. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Sexe de rue". Tribute (in French). 26 September 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Bissonnette, Gabriel (December 2003). "Sexe de rue, une réalité qui dépasse la fiction" (PDF). L'Itinéraire (in French). X (10): 10–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Sexe de rue". Cybersolidaires (in French). 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Sexe de rue [press kit]". cocagne.org (in French). Retrieved 3 December 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f Tremblay, Odile (26 September 2003). "L'urgence de bouger". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Sexe de rue [DVD]". BiblioMondo (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b Tremblay, Odile (4 September 2003). "Le documentariste des plus démunis". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ISBN 9780816623303. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "BOUTET Richard Date de décès: vendredi 29 août 2003". www.genealogiequebec.com (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "SURVIVANTS DE L'APOCALYPSE". collections.cinematheque.qc.ca/ (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ a b "Item: Sexe de rue". Canadian Feature Film Database. Library and Archives Canada. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Franklyne. "FRANKLYNE — BIOGRAPHIE" (PDF). franklyne.com (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Ouellet, Joseph (27 August 2013). "Festival international du film de Québec : Examen de la vue". Voir (in French). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Longinotto, Lalou tributes highlight diverse RIDM". Playback. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- OCLC 60173459.
- OCLC 757488445.
- ^ An Economic Profile of the Canadian Documentary Production Industry (Getting Real, Volume 2) (PDF). Prepared for the Documentary Organization of Canada. Ontario Media Development Corporation. 2004. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (7 September 2003). "'Cordon' nets top prize at Montreal fest". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Palmarès du Festival des films du monde de Montréal - 2003". Festival des films du monde de Montréal (in French). Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Sexe de rue, de Richard Boutet pour le meilleur documentaire de rue" (PDF). L'Itinéraire (in French). XI (1): 10. January 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
External links
- Sexe de rue on IMDb