The Acrobat (2019 film)

{{short description|2019 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Acrobat

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|L'Acrobate}}

| image = The Acrobat 2019 poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Rodrigue Jean

| producer = Maxime Bernard

| screenplay = Rodrigue Jean

| starring = Sébastien Ricard
Yury Paulau

| music = Steve Bates

| cinematography = Mathieu Laverdière

| editing = Omar Elhamy

| studio = Transmar Films

| released = {{Film date|2019|10|2|VIFF}}

| runtime = 134 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

The Acrobat ({{langx|fr|L'Acrobate}}) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Rodrigue Jean and released in 2019.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/acrobate-rodrigue-jean/ "Acrobate, L’ – Film de Rodrigue Jean"]. Films du Québec, January 19, 2020. The film centres on Christophe (Sébastien Ricard) and Micha (Yury Paulau), two men who meet in an unoccupied unit in a high-rise construction project in Montreal during a snowstorm, and begin a passionate love affair in which they regularly meet back at the same unit.{{ill|Marc-André Lussier|fr}}, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/critiques/202002/07/01-5259940-lacrobate-zones-secretes-.php "L’acrobate : zones secrètes…"]. La Presse, February 7, 2020.

The film, which borrows its initial narrative setup from the film Last Tango in Paris, is the third in Jean's trilogy of films exploring sexuality and emotional intimacy, following Lost Song and Love in the Time of Civil War.Martin Gignac, [https://voir.ca/cinema/2020/02/10/lacrobate-ou-le-dernier-tango-a-montreal/ "L’acrobate ou le dernier tango à Montréal"]. Voir, February 10, 2020.

The film premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival,Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2019/08/13/viff-unveils-its-2019-canadian-lineup/ "VIFF unveils its 2019 Canadian lineup"]. Playback, August 13, 2019. was subsequently screened at the Festival du nouveau cinéma,[https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1271641/festival-nouveau-cinema-2019-programmation "Des films d'André Forcier, de Sophie Deraspe et de Rodrigue Jean au FNC"]. Ici Radio-Canada, August 22, 2019. and had its commercial release in February 2020.André Lavoie [https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/572483/l-acrobate-l-amour-au-temps-du-boom-immobilier "«L’acrobate»: l’amour au temps du boom immobilier"]. Le Devoir, February 7, 2020.