Film Series presents LE VENDEUR (THE SALESMAN)

January 16, 2012 filed under Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series

Cinéfest Sudbury is pleased to announce its second screening of 2012. Le vendeur (The Salesman) will screen on February 23rd at SilverCity Sudbury at 7pm.

Director Sébastien Pilote's feature film is the story of Marcel Lévesque (Gilbert Sicotte), a quick-witted car salesman nearing retirement, who lives to sell. He has been salesman of the month for the last 16 years at the dealership where he has spent his career, in a declining industrial town in Lac Saint-Jean, where it's cold enough to scare away the tourists and buying a car sometimes seems completely absurd. There's just one thing on his mind: getting his beloved Detroit rides off the lot. Marcel Lévesque is a salesman from a bygone era, a man who learned his trade by telling tales - "fibs dressed up with flowers" - and making his customers happy. But a tragedy will change everything for this peddler of dreams.

A first feature by the renowned Quebec television director, Le vendeur (The Salesman) was an official selection of the 2011 Sundance Film Festival.

Cinéfest Sudbury Film Series offers our dedicated Festival-goers an opportunity to see the very best in Canadian and international cinema each month and Festival members are offered a special discounted admission price. Click here for information on how to become a Cinéfest Sudbury Member.

Get your tickets soon!

Tickets will be available for purchase beginning December 12th at the Cinéfest Sudbury box office, located downtown at 49 Durham Street. You can also purchase tickets over the phone by calling 705.688.1234. Tickets will also be sold at SilverCity Sudbury one hour before the screening - first come, first serve.

Le vendeur (The Salesman) will be screened in French with English subtitles. Watch the trailer below.