The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds

The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds
FrenchLa pomme, la queue et les pépins
Directed byClaude Fournier
Written byClaude Fournier
Marie-José Raymond
Produced byMarie-José Raymond
StarringDonald Lautrec
Han Masson
CinematographyClaude Fournier
Edited byClaude Fournier
Production
companies
Cinépix
Les Productions Mutuelles
Rose Films
Distributed byLes Films Mutuels
Release date
  • September 20, 1974 (1974-09-20)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
Budget$150,000[1]

The Apple, the Stem and the Seeds (French: La pomme, la queue et les pépins) is a Canadian sex comedy film, directed by Claude Fournier and released in 1970.[2] The film stars Donald Lautrec as Martial Roy, a former playboy who suddenly finds himself dealing with erectile dysfunction after falling in love with and marrying Louise Letarte (Han Masson), leading them both on a journey of trying out various cures and solutions.[3]

The cast also includes Roméo Pérusse, Janine Sutto, Réal Béland, Thérèse Morange, Jean Lapointe, Danielle Ouimet, Louise Turcot and Denis Drouin.

  1. ^ Variety Film Reviews. 1983. p. 625.
  2. ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 16.
  3. ^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Pomme, la queue et les pépins, La – Film de Claude Fournier". Films du Québec, April 7, 2009.