Cruising Bar (1989) | The Film Index

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Cruising Bar

Country: Canada
Release: 14 JUL 1989
Runtime: 96 min
Original Language: French

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Saturday, 12 p.m. The countdown has begun for four men on the make for women. Massage studios, last minute shopping, bodybuilding; our men ardently throw themselves into the ritual of appearance. It is impossible to resist the ferociously burlesque and remarkably stereotypical behavior of these characters. We will meet Gérard known as The Bull, Patrice known as The Lion, Jean-Jacques known as The Peacock and Serge known as The Earthworm. All of this is set in the clubs and bars of late night Montréal.

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Robert Ménard’s Cruising Bar is a clean little laboratory for studying solo multi-role performance. Michel Côté plays four men on the same night in Montréal, and the film’s value is watching how he builds four separate identities with nothing but craft.

What to Watch For: Track the micro-choices—posture, gait, vocal placement, breathing rhythm, and the way each character “claims” space in the frame. Pay attention to how blocking and camera distance subtly shift to match each persona, and note how Côté avoids recycling any signature gesture across roles.

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