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La grande séduction

  • 20032003
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.3K
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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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  • 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
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos1

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

    Photos9

    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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    Top cast

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    David Boutin
    David Boutin
    • Christopher Lewisas Christopher Lewis
    Lucie Laurier
    Lucie Laurier
    • Eve Beaucheminas Eve Beauchemin
    Raymond Bouchard
    Raymond Bouchard
    • Germain Lesageas Germain Lesage
    Dominik Dagenais
    • Germain Lesage enfantas Germain Lesage enfant
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    • Rolland Lesageas Rolland Lesage
    Nadia Drouin
    • Simone Lesageas Simone Lesage
    Rita Lafontaine
    Rita Lafontaine
    • Hélène Lesageas Hélène Lesage
    Roc Lafortune
    Roc Lafortune
    • Charles Campeauas Charles Campeau
    • (as Roc LaFortune)
    Réal Bossé
    Réal Bossé
    • Denis Lacosteas Denis Lacoste
    Guy Vaillancourt
    Guy Vaillancourt
    • Claude Larivéeas Claude Larivée
    Pierre Collin
    Pierre Collin
    • Yvon Brunetas Yvon Brunet
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Richard Augeras Richard Auger
    Jean-Pierre Gonthier
    • Réal Fournieras Réal Fournier
    Benoît Brière
    Benoît Brière
    • Henri Girouxas Henri Giroux
    Marc Legault
    Marc Legault
    • Marcel Sigouinas Marcel Sigouin
    Caroline Girard
    • Lucie Girouxas Lucie Giroux
    Betty Jones
    • Marlène Girouxas Marlène Giroux
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Barmanas Barman
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
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    Storyline

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    Ste-Marie-La-Mauderne is a small, depressed coastal village in Québec, where even fishing as an industry has died. Almost everyone is on welfare, including Germain Lesage. An option for most townsfolk is to move to the city, something that Germain refuses to do, even though his wife, Hélène, wants to at least consider it, just because her brother could provide her with a job. The Mayor, Réal Fournier, would sell out the townsfolk in his attempts to lure industry to the town, still with no takers. Part of their catch-22 situation in luring industry there is that there is no doctor, a condition made by one company owned by M. Dupré that would potentially locate his new plastic container factory there. As such, Germain and a few of his friends, Henri Giroux and Yvon Brunet, decide to reach out to every doctor in Québec to see if he/she can be enticed to move there. Due to a little police strong-arming, they get one nibble in the form of thirty-three year old Montréal plastic surgeon, Dr. Christopher Lewis, who is somewhat blackmailed to live in Ste-Marie for one month. Germain figures they have to captivate him on first sight of the town - not easy as the ugliest building is the first thing one sees entering the harbor - which includes giving him Henri's house in which to live, Henri the only person with a half-decent house as the town's sole bank employee and thus the de facto branch manager, although all he really does is cash everyone's welfare checks. They will also use intelligence they gather about him both before his arrival and during his stay - the latter in not the most ethical manner - to cater to his every whim making him think that these items are just everyday aspects of town life regardless of if they even know about what he's talking (cricket matches? beef stroganoff?). But what may be the most difficult part, in the words of Germain, is to make him think that he's in the best place on earth while being in a dinghy. All the while, they also have to manipulate M. Dupré, who may be more and more difficult to manage in his expectations of the town. —Huggo
    • cricket the sport
    • underwater scene
    • village
    • doctor
    • factory
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    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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

    Review
    Top review
    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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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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