The Salesman (2011 film)

The Salesman
Film poster
FrenchLe vendeur
Directed bySébastien Pilote
Written bySébastien Pilote
Produced byMarc Daigle, Bernadette Payeur
StarringGilbert Sicotte
CinematographyMichel La Veaux
Edited byMichel Arcand
Music byPierre Lapointe (additional music and arrangement: Philippe Brault)
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
Running time
107 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Salesman (French: Le vendeur) is a 2011 Canadian drama film directed by Sébastien Pilote. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival[1] and had a theatrical release in Quebec on 11 November 2011.[2]

Shot in the small city Dolbeau-Mistassini, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of the province of Quebec, the film looks at the effects of a declining economy on a sexagenarian car salesman.[3]

  1. ^ Chang, Justin (December 1, 2010). "Sundance unveils competition lineup". Variety.
  2. ^ "Le Vendeur". Cinoche.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Ramond, Charles-Henri (December 25, 2011). "Vendeur, Le – Film de Sébastien Pilote" [Salesman, The - Film by Sébastien Pilote]. Films du Québec. Retrieved July 23, 2015.