Beno?t Bri?re, Benoit Briere, Bruno Blanchet
St. Marie-La-Mauderne is a tiny fishing village in what some may call the middle of nowhere. For eight years the locals have stood in line for weekly welfare checks, wearing patched sweaters and glum ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
Stats: 276 reviews
I loved this movie. Though a budget movie, it is done in a understated fashion, and works well with the types of people in the plot (low income people) the budget flick adds to that authenticity, and charm. The film is entirely in French. This little french fishing village is in...( read more)
A charming French-Canadian movie about a very small town where everyone's out of work. In order to get a badly needed factory built there, they need to sign on a town doctor. The antics they go to are pretty comical. I was told this movie compares to the TV program 'Northern Expo...( read more)
Obviously a classic among 'québécois' films. And I obviously liked it because my dad plays a damn great part in it... Hehe...
Have not seen it completed (I arrived late), but the parts I have seen make me think it´s a very funny movie, with some original sentences and situations, also with a quiet, very human, and hopeful message.
ouin...mechant titre en english...bofff en gros, ce film repetait trop les cliches de films quebecois en general. Evidemment, il y a eu quelques scenes ou l'on rit.mais bon.
Awefuly funny, great performances from everyone, espescially Bruno Blanchet. I laughed till I cried! Very very good!
Sometimes the simple story is the best. In "La grande séduction" a little village try to find a doctor so they can have a factory to create job. It's look almost sad like this but the movie is an amazing comedy.
The first feature directed by Jean-François Pouliot finds humor in small-town idiosyncrasies, and also in economic hardship. full review
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