Seducing Doctor Lewis
(2003)
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Seducing Doctor Lewis
(2003)
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Raymond Bouchard | ... |
Germain Lesage
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Dominic Michon-Dagenais | ... |
Germain Lesage enfant
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Guy-Daniel Tremblay | ... |
Rolland Lesage
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Nadia Drouin | ... |
Simone Lesage
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Rita Lafontaine | ... |
Hélène Lesage
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Roc LaFortune | ... |
Charles Campeau
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Réal Bossé | ... |
Denis Lacoste
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Guy Vaillancourt | ... |
Claude Larivée
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Eve Beauchemin
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Pierre Collin | ... | |
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Richard Auger
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Jean-Pierre Gonthier | ... |
Réal Fournier
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Benoît Brière | ... | |
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Marc Legault | ... |
Marcel Sigouin
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Caroline Girard | ... |
Lucie Giroux
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St. Marie-La-Mauderne is a tiny fishing village in what some may call the middle of nowhere. For eight years the locals have stood in line for weekly welfare checks, wearing patched sweaters and glum expressions, and remembering the good old days when the catch was good, the fishermen were proud, and life seemed a lot more magical. Then one day, a chance at salvation: a small company wants to build a factory on the island, but only if a full-time doctor lives in St. Marie. The situation seems hopeless until a young doctor in Montreal has an unfortunate incident with a traffic cop and finds himself on a boat to the faraway village. But how to convince handsome, young, urbane Dr. Lewis to stay in this dreary little spot on the map? As it turns out, the answer lies in just a bit of seductive subterfuge--along with a tapped phone, a hastily assembled cricket team, and something called Festival de Beef Stroganoff. Written by Sujit R. Varma
What a pleasure to see a film like this from Canada! With our penchant for serious, naval gazing, "deep", issue-laden movies, it is so refreshing to find a solid story with solid characters that is entertaining, creative and unexpected. Along with Les Invasions Barbares, this is a banner year for Canada!
Hopefully La Grand Seduction will be our "Waking Ned Devine" or "Full Monty"...a breakout film that will be received and recognized around the world. It is a long time since I've had tears in my eyes from laughing in a film. It is true that the sudden turn of events at the very end of the film is a little forced, but the rest of the film is so great that it is easily forgiven.
I definitely recommend catching this one in theatres soon!