Les bons débarras (1979)

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120 min - Drama - 12 January 1981 (USA)

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A woman is overwhelmed with having to deal with her emotionally unstable daughter, mentally-challenged brother and two suitors while simultaneously trying to run her small firewood business.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Charlotte Laurier	...	Manon
	Marie Tifo	...	Michelle
	Germain Houde	...	Guy
	Louise Marleau	...	Mrs. Viau-Vachon
	Roger Lebel	...	Maurice
	Gilbert Sicotte	...	Gaetan
	Serge Thériault	...	Lucien
	Jean Pierre Bergeron	...	Fernand
	Leo Ilial	...	Samaritain
	Madeleine Chartrand	...	Girl at the bar
	Louise Rinfret	...	Girl at the bar
	Eric Beauséjour	...	Cousin
	Jean-Pierre Duplessis	...	Cousin
	Marcella Fajardo	...	Cousin
	Marie Laurier	...	Cousin

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Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Together the three of them survive by running a small firewood business and performing other odd jobs. Michelle is frustrated with living in poverty and being the center of several people who demand her affection; her brother is like a second child who lives in his own world, his romantic obsession with their wealthy client Madame Viau-Vachon being an exercise in futility. Maurice, the local police chief, is her lover and Gaetan, a mechanic and family friend, would like to be. Most demanding of all is her daughter, who has an unhealthy emotional dependence on her. Precocious and uninterested in school, Manon is jealous of her Mother's suitors and angry at being left home to do chores and care for Guy. When an event occurs that threatens the emotional dynamic between Manon and her mother... Written by pr1mal_1

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