La Florida (1993)

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. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading... See full summary »

Director:

George Mihalka

Writers:

Suzette Couture, Sylvie Pilon (additional dialogue),

Stars:

Rémy Girard, Pauline Lapointe, Yvan Canuel

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

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. Two bigger businessmen are out to get them for invading their turf. However, that is not even the beginning of their troubles...

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Plot Keywords:

motel | winter | florida | snowbird | real estate developer | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

January 1994 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Box Office

Gross:

CAD 1,260,000 (Canada)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Vision 4, Les Productions Pierre Sarrazin inc., Sarrazin Couture Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Bobepine"
Written and Performed by Plume Latraverse

User Reviews

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.