Here and Now (French: L'Initiation) is a 1970 French-Canadian film directed by Denis Héroux.

[1] L’Initiation grossed more money than its predecessor, making it one of the highest-grossing Canadian films at the domestic box office.

Victoire (Renaud), A University of Montreal student, has an affair with a famous French author and professor Gervais Messiandre (Riberolles) after being disappointed with her first sexual experience with her boyfriend, Pierre (Chartrand).

Victorie and Gervais spend a couple of nights together in a hotel in Montreal but return to their lives shortly after.

Here and Now started filming in September 1969, and ended on October 18, with a budget of $200,000 (equivalent to $1,594,924 in 2023).