Saint-Narcisse is a welcome blast of subversive naughtiness, proving that a film can tackle social taboos while refusing to brand itself with facile markers of respectability.
Read full article"Saint-Narcisse" is a handsomely produced film with sincere performances, lush cinematography and a classical score.
Read full articleIn Saint-Narcisse, LaBruce simultaneously manages to foreshadow his major themes and suggest something about his main character's inner state.
Read full article Bruce La Bruce‘s Saint-Narcisse, a one-of-a-kind gem of a movie (...) that’s supposed to be about a young man who is in love with his own image but is really about what it means to be a human being in the 2020s.
Read full articleImagine being an orphan, only to discover your mother is still alive.
Read full articleUncomfortable and unconventional, yet bursting with surprising heart and humor, Saint-Narcisse feels like a culmination of the themes La Bruce has explored throughout his career.
Read full articleLaBruce seems a bit too in love with his own irreverence; the film isn’t as much fun as he appears to think. Still, it definitely has its moments.
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