''Laura Laur'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

Brigitte Sauriol Brigitte Sauriol (born 1945 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 1983 film '' Just a Game (Rien qu'un jeu)'', for which she received a Genie Award nomination for Best Director at the 5th Gen ...

and released in 1989.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian. Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 123. Adapted from the novel by

Suzanne Jacob Suzanne Jacob (born 1943) is a French Canadian novelist, poet, playwright, singer-songwriter, and critic. Life and career Born in the town of Amos, in the Abitibi region of Québec, she studied classics at the Collège Notre-Dame de l'Assom ...

, the film stars Paula de Vasconcelos as the titular Laura Laur, an independent and sexually liberated woman who happily juggles relationships with two lovers, Gilles (Dominique Briand) and Pascal (Éric Cabana). The film was produced in the summer and fall of 1988,Victor Dabby, "Quebec movie maker enjoys no-compromise reputation". ''

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'', October 18, 1988. Its cast also includes

Andrée Lachapelle Andrée Lachapelle, (November 13, 1931 – November 21, 2019) was a French Canadian actress. Born in Montreal, she trained at age 14 at the Studio XV theatre school under Gerard Vleminckx, later attended teacher's college and taught elementary s ...

Claude Préfontaine Claude Préfontaine (January 24, 1933 - January 5, 2013) was a Canadian actor who also appeared in many films and Canadian versions of cartoons. He died, aged 79, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Filmography Movie * 1966 : ''YUL 871'' * 1968 : ...

and

Jean-Pierre Ronfard Jean-Pierre or Jean Pierre may refer to: People * Karine Jean-Pierre b.1977, White House Deputy Press Secretary for President Joe Biden 2021- * Jean-Pierre, Count of Montalivet (1766–1823), French statesman and Peer of France * Eugenia Pierre ( ...

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* 1989 films 1989 drama films Canadian drama films Films directed by Brigitte Sauriol Films based on Canadian novels French-language Canadian films 1980s Canadian films {{1980s-Canada-film-stub