The Apprentice
5.5
In Montréal, Jean-Pierre is fired on the set of a TV commercial where he's an apprentice technician. He's penniless, behind on his rent, with a thin resume and no college units. He has a fiancée, Michelle, but his head is turned by a free-spirited model, from the U.S., who saw him being fired and comes to his flat to apologize. She's Elizabeth, a combination of feckless innocence and sexual freedom. Jean-Pierre borrows money from his outlaw friend, Dock, and buys clothes to impress Elizabeth. Soon he's sleeping with her, and he pulls a theft with Dock to get money to take her to Acapulco. Michelle tries to bring him back to her orbit. Is there a way out for Jean-Pierre?
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Cast
20 people
Susan Sarandon
Elizabeth Hawkins
Known for
Thelma & Louise
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Steve Fiset
Jean-Pierre Fortier
Also in
Red the Half Breed
Angel Life
Larry Kent
Donald Brittain
Jean-Claude Labrecque
Céline Bernier
Michelle
Also in
The End of Summer
The Long Swift Sword of Siegfried
Edward Stewart
Murray Shostak
Jean-Pierre Cartier
Dock
Also in
Q-Bec My Love
Une amie d'enfance
Carole Laure
Suzanne
Known for
Sweet Movie
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs
Gerard Parkes
Professor
Known for
Storm of the Century
Fraggle Rock
Paul Berval
The priest
Also in
Straight to the Heart
Chez Denise
Larry Kent Director · Edward Stewart Screenplay Jean-Claude Labrecque Cinematographer
Budget $150K · United States release July 1, 1996 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$150,000
Production
Potterton Productions
Production
Canada
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Languages
Original title
Fleur Bleue
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1971
Theatrical
United States · July 1, 1996
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