La Florida (1993)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

George Mihalka

Writers:

Suzette Couture (writer)
Sylvie Pilon (additional dialogue)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Tired of rough winters, a Quebec family buys a motel in south Florida. But life is not easy down where motels grow faster than grass...

Plot Keywords:

Florida | Motel Management | Beach

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Rémy Girard	...	Leo
Pauline Lapointe	...	Ginette
Yvan Canuel	...	Pepere
Jason Blicker	...	Jay Lamori
Marie-Josée Croze	...	Carmen
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge	...	Cyrille
Michael Sarrazin	...	Romeo Laflamme
Margot Kidder	...	Vivy Lamori
Raymond Bouchard	...	Big Daddy
Denis Bouchard	...	Sylvain Sylvestre
Gildor Roy	...	Rheal
Martin Drainville	...	Rheaume Lariviere
Carmen Ferland	...	Lucille
Pierre Powers	...	Arthur
Jacques Desrosiers	...	Cure Caron

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Les Films Vision 4

Soundtrack:

Bobepine

A telling satire, that falls apart.

In conception, _La Florida_ is a telling satire about the Americanization of Quebec's petite bourgeoisie. Although it begins promisingly, the implausibilities of the script combine with the perfunctory performances of its two "imported" Canadian stars, Margot Kidder and Michael Sarrazin, to make the film most unsatisfactory by the end. A disappointing experience, the film fails to deliver what it begins by promising. Rémy Girard and Pauline Lapointe, however, are excellent in the leading roles. They almost redeem the film.