pc95 (spoilers) Director and writer Denis Cote of "Vic + Flo saw a Bear" has come up with an interesting set of characters and predicaments. His movie is at once quirky but foreboding. The ending certainly doesn't creep up on you, and seems sort of mal-formed for the tone of the story earlier in the runtime. Convicts must pay for their past, and they do so in more ways than time in prison as evidenced in this story. I liked the younger character Flo, who has a better understanding of her predicament than Vic. Some added details might've been a little more satisfying with the whole vendetta, but this movie is good, especially as it continues on and acting is fairly well done on the whole. 7/10

dibeyendu Watched this movie at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival and it was a totally unexpected treat. I thought it would be a mushy lesbian movie, instead, it turned to be a stark, violent film about ex-cons. The look of the film is superb, set as it is in the rural backwaters of Quebec. The forest, the tin house, the narrow roads, the soft autumn light, even the brief glimpse of a town when the three main actors go to a diner after a tour of the local museum. The casting is perfect, with each of the actors looking the part, including the bad girl who looks so very evil in the end. The films at first lulls you into thinking its a staid drama (with the two leading ladies roaming the rural roads on a golf-cart like vehicle), but then it turns grim and rather scary. I liked the "bossy" parole officer (didn't realize he was gay until Flo said so!) who turns out to be all sentimental in the end.

kosmasp It's captivating if you let it, as another reviewer stated here. It's very strange that even though you feel that the movie goes off a couple of times (you could also call it being inconsistent and off-balance), there is a weird enticing element to it. And it's not the fact that we have lesbians in the main role.There is another level to the movie, that is a layer of mystery, that might leave you with a few questions you might not be able to answer. But you'll either cherish that thought or think that it is redundant. If it's the former you will be able to enjoy the movie to a certain degree. The relationships between characters is very important. But the ending is really not holding back either ... You'll love it or hate it

Sindre Kaspersen Canadian screenwriter, producer and director Denis Côté's fifth feature film which he wrote, premiered in Canada, was screened In competition at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2013, was shot on location in Canada and is a Canadian production which was produced by producers Sylvain Corbeil and Stéphanie Morissette. It tells the story about a middle-aged woman named Victoria Champagne who after having moved in with her infirm uncle named Émile who lives in a house in a forest and began tending his garden meets a probation officer named Guillaume who has a lot of questions about her reasons for being there and is visited by a woman named Florence Richemont.Distinctly and brilliantly directed by Canadian filmmaker Denis Côté, this rhythmic fictional tale which is narrated from multiple viewpoints, draws a reflective portrayal of a woman's relationship with her past, society, other people and a younger woman. While notable for its naturalistic and atmospheric milieu depictions, sterling and low-keyed art direction by art director Colombe Raby, distinct cinematography by cinematographer Ian Lagarde and use of colors, this narrative-driven story about the prospects of two women with unknown backgrounds which is an exemplary piece of artistic cinema depicts two enigmatic and interrelated studies of character and contains a prominent instrumental score by composer Melissa Lavergne.This psychological, surreal and cinematographic indie which is set during an autumn in Canada in the 21st century, is impelled and reinforced by its brilliant narrative structure, subtle character development and continuity, sparse dialog, rare humor, interrelated realities, esoteric characters, efficient use of sound, aura of mystic and the understated and fine acting performances by Québécois actress Pierette Robitaille, French actress Romane Bohringer, Canadian actor Marc-Andre Grondin and Quebec actress Maria Brassard. A quiet and uncanny love-story and a remarkably captivating mystery which gained the Alfred Bauer Prize at the 63rd Berlin Film Festival in 2013.