Boris Without Béatrice

{{Short description|2016 film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}

{{Infobox film

|name = Boris Without Béatrice

|image = Boris Without Beatrice.jpg

|native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Boris sans Béatrice}}

|caption = Film poster

|director = Denis Côté

|producer = Sylvain Corbeil
Nancy Grant

|writer = Denis Côté

|starring = James Hyndman

|music = Ghislain Poirier

|cinematography = Jessica Lee Gagné

|editing = Nicolas Roy

|studio = {{Ill|Metafilms|fr}}

|distributor = K-Films America

|released = {{Film date|2016|2|12|Berlin|2016|3|4|Canada|df=yes}}

|runtime = 93 minutes

|country = Canada

|language = French

}}

Boris Without Béatrice ({{langx|fr|Boris sans Béatrice}}) is a 2016 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Côté. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.{{cite web|url=https://www.berlinale.de/media/download/presse/pressemitteilungen/66_berlinale/19_pressrelease_competition_berlinale-special_11_12_2015.pdf|title=Berlinale 2016: First Films for Competition and Berlinale Special|access-date=14 November 2023|work=Berlinale}}

The film stars James Hyndman as Boris Malinovsky, a man who begins having several extramarital affairs to deal with his emotional and companionship needs, while caring for his wife Beatrice (Simone-Élise Girard), who has withdrawn from the world in a self-induced state of catatonic silence that defies diagnosis.{{cite magazine|magazine=Playback|last=Pinto|first=Jordan|url=https://playbackonline.ca/2015/07/27/cameras-roll-on-denis-cote-feature/|title=Cameras roll on Denis Cote feature|date=27 July 2015}}