The Steak

The Steak
FrenchLe Steak
Directed byPierre Falardeau
Manon Leriche
Produced byJoanne Carrière
StarringGaétan Hart
CinematographyMartin Leclerc
Edited byWerner Nold
Music byRobert Leriche
Production
company
Release date
  • 1992 (1992)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The Steak (French: Le Steak) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Pierre Falardeau and Manon Leriche and released in 1992.[1] The film is a portrait of former Canadian boxing champion Gaétan Hart, profiling both the ups and downs of his career in the 1970s and 1980s and his attempt to return to the sport in a 1990 fight.[2]

The film's title was inspired by "A Piece of Steak", Jack London's 1909 short story about a retired boxer struggling with poverty.

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 13th Genie Awards.[3]

  1. ^ John MacKinnon, "Hart film is real life". Ottawa Citizen, May 7, 1992.
  2. ^ Gilles Marsolais, "Du coeur au ventre / Le steak de Pierre Falardeau et Manon Leriche". 24 images, Vol. 60 (Spring 1992). p. 60.
  3. ^ H. J. Kirchhoff, "French-Canadian films steal Genie show: Cronenberg's Naked Lunch leads the pack with 11 nominations". The Globe and Mail, October 14, 1992.