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La Grande Séduction

Original title: La grande séduction
  • 2003
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
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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.

  • Director
    • Jean-François Pouliot
  • Writer
    • Ken Scott
  • Stars
    • David Boutin
    • Lucie Laurier
    • Raymond Bouchard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.6K
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    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
    • Stars
      • David Boutin
      • Lucie Laurier
      • Raymond Bouchard
    • 42User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 18 nominations total

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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
    Jean-Pierre Gonthier
    • Réal Fournier
    Benoît Brière
    Benoît Brière
    • Henri Giroux
    Marc Legault
    Marc Legault
    • Marcel Sigouin
    Caroline Bouchard
    Caroline Bouchard
    • Lucie Giroux
    Betty Jones
    • Marlène Giroux
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Barman
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
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    User reviews42

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    allezupcascade

    Totally great

    If you had the chance to see this movie in theatres, you probably noticed that everybody was laughing throughout the film. In other words, it's funny and funny. Well written script, it's unexpected all the time. Good cast choice as well. What I like is that it's a caricaturization of the hospital situation in regional Quebec. Congratulations guys!
    8shecrab

    Much more than just a cute film

    The tiny ("microscopic" as Dr. Lewis puts it) village of Ste. Marie du Mauderne is in trouble. Fishing is dead and all of its inhabitants are on welfare, and they can't get any economic help unless they can get a plastic container factory to build there--but for that they must have a population of at least 200 and a full-time doctor. The village has neither. What they do have is a collection of memorable and wonderful characters who are willing to do anything they have to to get the factory--including coercing a doctor--a plastic surgeon named Christopher Lewis--to give them a month-long trial. The mayor of the town, Germain, is the instigator of the plot to "seduce" Dr. Lewis into find the village irresistible so he will sign on permanently. Immediately they begin to manufacture anything they need to get him to sign a contract: they give him a home (the "modern" house of the bank manager which he finds incredibly ugly,) cook his favorite foods in the restaurant, take him fishing (putting frozen fish on his hook for him to pull up,) even manage his appointments so he's not overwhelmed with work. And since the doctor is a cricket fan, they also form a team--complete with homemade white sweaters--even though none of the Quebecers knows a single thing about the game. There's a memorable moment when the mayor tries to get the men to understand that cricket is a GAME--not an insect. It's one of the funniest exchanges in the film. Germain, his best friend Yvon, the bank manager (whose fear of being replaced by a bank machine is constant)and the rest of the villagers do everything possible to make the seduction work, including tapping the doctor's phone calls to his girlfriend Brigitte, (who is cheating on him in Montreal,) and pretending he's like the son Germain lost as a child (Germain and his wife are childless.) The fake cricket game alone is worth the rental fee for the film. When the factory representatives come to inspect the village and don't believe there are 200 inhabitants they move the entire population from one building to another, while the people change clothes along the run, to fool the reps. They finally realize how dangerous it is to lie about everything you are, even if it's for a good cause, when the doctor tells them how hurt he was by his girlfriend's deceptions. It seems their seduction may be over, but there are still surprises in store.

    The film was beautifully made, with fine performances and well-drawn, multi-layered characterizations--it's not slapstick but it's just tongue-in-cheek enough that although you will find yourself laughing out loud at some of the antics, you'll also be smiling inwardly at the very lovableness of the people who are pulling them.

    Well recommended. A charming film enjoyable by everyone (anyone who can read the subtitles.) Some adult themes, but nothing objectionable.
    10nick suess

    Local Hero meets Ned Devine

    What is it about remote coastal communities that makes them so perfect for feel-good funnies such as these? There's something evocative and atavistic about the sea and fishing folk. Maybe it's somewhere in the roots of all of us, and we never fail to delight in seeing those apparently simple folk, apparently locked into a fading past, nevertheless conspire to outsmart the sophisticated city slicker who comes into their midst. I must go down to the sea again, and even on a balmy Perth summer evening at one of our beautiful outdoor cinemas I could almost smell the cod and kelp and feel the keen north Atlantic wind as it tore through Ste Marie la Mauderne.

    The plot was indeed clever and ironical. Dr Chris Lewis was NOT ultimately seduced by cricket, beef stroganoff, fishing, "lucky" $5 bills placed in his path, fusion jazz, nor even the lovely Eve, whom we all thought would prove the clincher in a Hollywood "boy gets girl" finale. No, not at all. He was seduced by the honest and genuine needs of a community who felt the need to resort to every degree of dishonesty to try and win his heart with all those things which ultimately proved trivial.

    Congratulations, Canada Francophone, this one was a real beauty. Dix points!
    9bennett_danielle

    A wonderful comedy

    When was the last time that you went to see a comedy and actually laughed throughout the movie?

    In this small traditional Quebec fishing port, dying in modern times, the townspeople must band together to "seduce" a doctor into signing a five-year contract. Their ability to do so will enable them to attract a factory to the town, providing jobs for everyone. The doctor they set their sights on is from The Big City, and of course all the townsfolk must collaborate to make their sad little town seem like paradise. The giant scheme leads to laugh after laugh. For fans of the show "Le Plateau" you will see all of your favorite characters.

    Similar in theme (small town pulling the wool over outsiders eyes) as in the Irish flick "Waking Ned Devine".
    10timberck

    Highly recommended

    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!

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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
      When the men come up to the top of the hill, the cricket pitch that Steve has laid out is horribly crooked, but when they begin to practice, it is perfectly straight.
    • 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)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 28, 2004 (France)
    • 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

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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