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Director:
Francis Mankiewicz
Writer:
Réjean Ducharme (writer)
Release Date:
12 January 1981 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A mother who had to take care of her simple minded brother is in trouble with her rebellious daughter. | add synopsis
Awards:
8 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A poetic masterpiece ! more

Cast

  (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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Good Riddance
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Runtime:
120 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
French
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In a 2003 poll in La Presse, Les Bons Débarras was named the greatest of all Quebec films. more
Soundtrack:
Il Pastor Fido more

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11 out of 13 people found the following comment useful:-
A poetic masterpiece !, 16 August 2001
10/10
Author: Daniel Racine (d.racine@onf.ca) from Montréal, Québec

For those of you who don't know Rejean Ducharme, he is an enigmatic writer from Québec (no one has ever seen him publicly), and LES BONS DÉBARRAS is his only official screenplay (notice that LÉOLO, another great Quebec film, by the late Jean-Claude Lauzon, was freely inspired by the first book of Ducharme).

Rarely have we seen dialogues so powerfull and a cast so truely touch by the emotions they play. Marie Tifo and a young Charlotte Laurier are brilliant. After seeing this film, you will compare every child actor with Charlotte who delivers nothing less that the best performance from a child, period. Gilbert Sicotte is also excellent.

And less not forget the discreet but touching direction by Francis Mankiewicz.

This is the best Québécois movie because it is the most human and poetic one of all.

10/10

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