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La grande séduction

  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 48m
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7.3/10
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La grande séduction (2003)
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A much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time reside... Read allA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a... Read allA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a local.
IMDb RATING
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5.3K
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POPULARITY
36,160
601
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    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
    • Stars
      • David Boutin
      • Lucie Laurier
      • Raymond Bouchard
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
    • Stars
      • David Boutin
      • Lucie Laurier
      • Raymond Bouchard
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 17 nominations

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    Seducing Dr. Lewis
    Trailer 1:52
    Seducing Dr. Lewis

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    La grande séduction (2003)
    La grande séduction (2003)
    David Boutin and Lucie Laurier in La grande séduction (2003)
    Clémence DesRochers and Rita Lafontaine in La grande séduction (2003)
    Rita Lafontaine in La grande séduction (2003)
    Raymond Bouchard and David Boutin in La grande séduction (2003)
    Bruno Blanchet, Raymond Bouchard, David Boutin, Benoît Brière, and Roc Lafortune in La grande séduction (2003)
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    David Boutin
    David Boutin
    • Christopher Lewis
    Lucie Laurier
    Lucie Laurier
    • Eve Beauchemin
    Raymond Bouchard
    Raymond Bouchard
    • Germain Lesage
    Dominik Dagenais
    • Germain Lesage enfant
    • (as Dominik Michon-Dagenais)
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    • Rolland Lesage
    Nadia Drouin
    • Simone Lesage
    Rita Lafontaine
    Rita Lafontaine
    • Hélène Lesage
    Roc Lafortune
    Roc Lafortune
    • Charles Campeau
    • (as Roc LaFortune)
    Réal Bossé
    Réal Bossé
    • Denis Lacoste
    Guy Vaillancourt
    Guy Vaillancourt
    • Claude Larivée
    Pierre Collin
    Pierre Collin
    • Yvon Brunet
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Richard Auger
    Jean-Pierre Gonthier
    • Réal Fournier
    Benoît Brière
    Benoît Brière
    • Henri Giroux
    Marc Legault
    Marc Legault
    • Marcel Sigouin
    Caroline Girard
    • Lucie Giroux
    Betty Jones
    • Marlène Giroux
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Barman
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
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    • Trivia
      Harrington Harbour, where the film was made, is actually an English-speaking village, settled originally by people from Newfoundland.
    • Goofs
      There are two scenes at the Giroux dinner table where Henri asks if Lucie has an announcement. The scenes are supposedly days apart, yet each member of the family is wearing the same outfit and they are eating the same meal in each scene.
    • Alternate versions
      In the English subtitled version, all references to the television serial Virginie (1996) are changed to Entertainment Tonight (1981).
    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

    User reviews41

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    8/10
    Genuine laughs, great characterizations.
    This is a sweet funny film and not to be missed.

    Small town Quebec is captured beautifully, full of characters that are depressed over the death of the fishing industry, reluctant to leave the town for work in the city and willing to do anything to get an industry to open a plant and provide employment.

    The shame of lining up and getting their welfare cheques every month is palpable.

    Part of the requirements of opening a manufacturing plant in the village is that it have a doctor and a population of over 200, neither of which this village has. The efforts to secure the doctor and convince the manufacturers of a non-existent larger population is the crux of the humour. That and the cricket scenes. A wonderful effort, beautifully filmed.

    8 out of 10.
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    • wisewebwoman
    • Jun 28, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2004 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Dogwoof Pictures (United Kingdom)
      • GBVI (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Seducing Doctor Lewis
    • Filming locations
      • Harrington Harbour Island, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
      • Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision
      • Fonds de télévision et de câblodistribution pour la porduction d'émissions canadiennes
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,844,180
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $895,699
      • Jul 13, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,743,316
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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