The Escort (1996)
- Original title
- L'escorte
- Directed by
- Denis Langlois
- Genre
- comedy drama, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A gay couple mistakenly hires a stripper for a party. This leads to complications with their friend who is secretly struggling with a recent HIV diagnosis.
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What happens
The Escort (French: L'Escorte) is a Canadian comedy-drama film, directed by Denis Langlois and released in 1996. Described by Langlois as "a comedy of manners in the age of AIDS", the films stars Paul-Antoine Taillefer and Éric Cabana as Philippe and Jean-Marc, a gay couple whose lives are thrown into turmoil when Steve (Robin Aubert), a young man whom they erroneously believed to be a stripper when he showed up at their party, becomes embroiled in their lives in unexpected ways, while Philippe's longtime friend Christian (Patrice Coquereau), Steve's lover, struggles to come out as HIV-positive. The film premiered at the 1996 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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