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Plot: 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 read more... )expressions, and remembering the good old days when the catch was good, the fishermen were proud, and life seemed a lot more magical. Then one day, a chance at salvation: a small company wants to build a factory on the island, but only if a full-time doctor lives in St. Marie. The situation seems hopeless until a young doctor in Montreal has an unfortunate incident with a traffic cop and finds himself on a boat to the faraway village. But how to convince handsome, young, urbane Dr. Lewis to stay in this dreary little spot on the map? As it turns out, the answer lies in just a bit of seductive subterfuge--along with a tapped phone, a hastily assembled cricket team, and something called Festival de Beef Stroganoff.

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  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 11, 2008
    Awefuly funny, great performances from everyone, espescially Bruno Blanchet. I laughed till I cried! Very very good!
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 23, 2008
    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.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 16, 2008
    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 desperate need of a doctor, and they are listening to a visiting Doctor's conversations to find out what he likes....and they try to replicate that for him. The movie is hysterical.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 15, 2008
    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 Exposure' so I rented it for my husband because he really liked that show. He wasn't crazy about reading the subtitles but he thought this movie was funny in spite of that.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 23, 2007
    Light-hearted French Canadan film that made me laugh out loud several times. Of course I don't know of any of the actors, but the acting was very good and the characters were realistic.

    A very good time.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 3, 2007
    Totally charming French-Canadian movie that charms without being saccharin. A tiny dried up fishing village has the opportunity to have a factory built (providing the villagers with much needed employment), but only if the village has a doctor - one that will sign to stay for 5 yrs. They get only one response from hundreds of requests they sent from a young doctor from the city who decides to stay for a month to see how he likes living there, and it's up to the town to convince him to stay. I laughed and smiled all the way. I know I would have stayed.
    Remember the old TV show Northern Exposure from15 yrs ago?..this time it's in a Quebec fishing village - so not EXACTLY a new thing - but a good turn to a good ol' thing.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 11, 2007
    Lovely, warm "community" comedy that the British are so well know for. Who'd of thought than an English speaking Quebecer could pen a terrific script in French...
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 16, 2006
    Poignantly funny and sweetly wise, this movie gives breath to a passionate love for a simple town. Funny and compelling.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 27, 2006
    The comprehention of this movie can change the course of societies. It is so good, in so many ways. To learn from...
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    September 4, 2006
    This is a Made-in-Québec production, and I think it's one of the best. It's funny and it's so sweet! Just imagine a super-rich and a little stuck up doctor being stuck in a microscopic (I might exagerate just a little) village in the middle of nowhere. Very nice.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 21, 2006
    I love this movie. It's hilarious. My French isn't good enough to watch it without subtitles, but it's a highly enjoyable movie to watch with subtitles. I also think it's awesome that it's Canadian. See it.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 18, 2006
    Obviously a classic among 'québécois' films. And I obviously liked it because my dad plays a damn great part in it... Hehe...
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    July 12, 2006
    vrm tres tres bon si vous n'êtes pas un habituer des film québecois c'est un bon film pour débuter très bien fait belle histoire et paysage frappant
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 27, 2006
    Ca, c'est trop un des meilleurs films québécois que j'ai vu dans ma vie, surtout que ca se passe sur la Côte-Nord. Les personnages sont attachants, les images sont magnifiques et l'histoire est amusante.
    Que demander de plus ? Plus de renommer.

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