Histoires d'hiver (1999)

An adult Martin Roy reminisces about his life in the 1966/67 school year. At fifteen years old and in his last year of junior high school, he breathed, ate and slept hockey. He collected ... See full summary »

Director:

François Bouvier

Writers:

François Bouvier (screenplay), Marc Robitaille (novel),

Stars:

Joël Dalpé-Drapeau, Patrick Thomas, Mathieu Beaumier

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joël Dalpé-Drapeau	...	Martin Roy
Patrick Thomas	...	Benoît
Mathieu Beaumier	...	Pete
Maude Gionet	...	Véro
Luc Guérin	...	Hervé Roy
Diane Lavallée	...	Jacqueline Roy
Denis Bouchard	...	Maurice Roy
Suzanne Champagne	...	Mademoiselle Chouinard
Cédric Pépin	...	Lachance
Robert Toupin	...	Directeur d'école
Alex Ivanovici	...	Ron Richardson
Marc Gélinas	...	Monsieur Girouard, l'épicier
Sylvie Legault	...	Corinne
André Montmorency	...	Monsieur Gagné, le voisin
Roger Léger	...	Père de Benoît

Storyline

An adult Martin Roy reminisces about his life in the 1966/67 school year. At fifteen years old and in his last year of junior high school, he breathed, ate and slept hockey. He collected hockey cards, played street hockey with his friends, tried skating and ice hockey for the first time in his life, but was most fascinated with his local national league team, the Montréal Canadiens, and its star player, Henri Richard. He dreamed of growing up and working for the Canadiens franchise. But a more immediate goal was to get tickets to one of their games, using M. Richard and his banker father, Hervé, as possible conduits to that goal. He also remembers his school life from that year, with the arrival of pot smoking free thinking hippie Ron Richardson as the new English teacher, and dreading home room with strict Mlle. Chouinard, who he eventually learned too had a human side. But he learned that there may be a couple of things more important than hockey: family, and the opposite sex.

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Plot Keywords:

hockey | ice hockey | english teacher | street hockey | junior high school | 

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Taglines:

Un hommage à l'amitié et au hockey

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Sport

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French English

Release Date:

26 February 1999 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Ein kanadischer Winter

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 2,300,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,009 (USA) (26 February 1999)

Gross:

$138,411 (USA) (5 March 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aska Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Hivernam (2002)

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Soundtracks

"L'ère atomique"
Written by Willie Lamothe
Performed by Willie Lamothe

User Reviews

Love, Death and Hockey

Picture this. Quebec, 1966. A 12 year-old boy is content in the suburbs, playing street hockey, collecting hockey cards, and trying to find the great scheme that will bring him to the Montreal Forum to see the glorious Club de hockey Canadien and its star, Henri Richard, in action. Enter a series of events that force Martin to leave childhood (leggy brunettes, a pot-smoking English teacher, a dying favorite uncle). Based on a Quebecois novel, this coming-of-age story is better appreciated by those who are familiar with this period of the history of Quebec, but its themes (love, death and, yes, hockey) are universal.