Tva, a French Canadian TV network, announced yesterday that its new original series Tranches de vie will premiere Wednesday, September 22 at 7:30 Pm. The TV network promised that the show will cast a look at what it means to be in a relation and will have a prestigious cast.
The show will star Pauline Martin, Raymond Bouchard, Josée Deschênes, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Édith Cochrane, Jean-Michel Anctil, Émilie Bibeau and Olivier Morin.
The story follows many couples. Amélie (Émilie Bibeau) and Jean-François (Olivier Morin) are two young lovers who are learning little by little what it means to be in a relation; Claire (Édith Cochrane) and Jean-Guy (Jean-Michel Anctil) are two divorcees who try to build a blanded family that has its own problems; Suzanne (Josée Deschênes) and Luc (Emmanuel Bilodeau) constantly live a love-hate relationship; Muriel (Pauline Martin) and Daniel (Raymond Bouchard) have been together since 30 years and they consider themselves as "experimented" lovers.
The show will star Pauline Martin, Raymond Bouchard, Josée Deschênes, Emmanuel Bilodeau, Édith Cochrane, Jean-Michel Anctil, Émilie Bibeau and Olivier Morin.
The story follows many couples. Amélie (Émilie Bibeau) and Jean-François (Olivier Morin) are two young lovers who are learning little by little what it means to be in a relation; Claire (Édith Cochrane) and Jean-Guy (Jean-Michel Anctil) are two divorcees who try to build a blanded family that has its own problems; Suzanne (Josée Deschênes) and Luc (Emmanuel Bilodeau) constantly live a love-hate relationship; Muriel (Pauline Martin) and Daniel (Raymond Bouchard) have been together since 30 years and they consider themselves as "experimented" lovers.
- 9/17/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Radio-Canada, a French Canadian TV network, has finally announced that its new original comedy series Mauvais karma will premiere on Wednesday, September 8 at 9 Pm.
The show - which was created by created by Isabelle Langlois (Rumeurs) - follows three women: Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc), Kim (Julie LeBreton) and Sarah (Anick Lemay). Nathalie wanted love, Kim, success in life, and Sarah, peace. However, they'll all end up having the opposite of what they wanted. Besides, by a quirk of fate, these former ex-friends are reunited, after 18 years, for a funeral that will... end in a police precinct.
Nathalie, who recently got married, lost her husband in tragic circumstances. She inherits her husband's mistress, business company and his 15-year-old daughter. Kim, the group's top dog, is going to learn how it feels to fall when she'll get fired by force from her office. As for Sarah, she sabotaged her relation with her long-time spouse.
The show - which was created by created by Isabelle Langlois (Rumeurs) - follows three women: Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc), Kim (Julie LeBreton) and Sarah (Anick Lemay). Nathalie wanted love, Kim, success in life, and Sarah, peace. However, they'll all end up having the opposite of what they wanted. Besides, by a quirk of fate, these former ex-friends are reunited, after 18 years, for a funeral that will... end in a police precinct.
Nathalie, who recently got married, lost her husband in tragic circumstances. She inherits her husband's mistress, business company and his 15-year-old daughter. Kim, the group's top dog, is going to learn how it feels to fall when she'll get fired by force from her office. As for Sarah, she sabotaged her relation with her long-time spouse.
- 8/20/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
A few days ago, Alliance Vivafilm, a film distributor, released the first poster of Funkytown, a film helmed by acclaimed director Daniel Roby (La peau blanche) and penned by Steve Galluccio (Mambo Italiano).
In the 1970s, Montreal was the wealthiest city in Canada and was at the centre of the disco movement. The film follows the life of a bunch of successful people who are destroying themselves.
The film - which was made with a budget of $7.3 million - reunites a star-studded cast: Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Raymond Bouchard, Genevieve L'Esperance, Janine Theriault, Romina D'Ugo, Geneviève Brouillette, Lina Roessler, François Létourneau, Sophie Cadieux and many more.
Finally, the film will be released in Quebec's theatres on December 17, 2010.
In the 1970s, Montreal was the wealthiest city in Canada and was at the centre of the disco movement. The film follows the life of a bunch of successful people who are destroying themselves.
The film - which was made with a budget of $7.3 million - reunites a star-studded cast: Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Raymond Bouchard, Genevieve L'Esperance, Janine Theriault, Romina D'Ugo, Geneviève Brouillette, Lina Roessler, François Létourneau, Sophie Cadieux and many more.
Finally, the film will be released in Quebec's theatres on December 17, 2010.
- 6/19/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
After Dans une galaxie près de chez vous, Quebeckers will see another cinematographic adaptation of a homegrown hit TV series. In fact, Lance et compte's trailer is already online and the film will hit Quebec's theatres on November 26, 2010.
The film talks about the National, a professional hockey team hailing from Quebec City. After an exhibition game in a small town, the players of the National must go back to Quebec City on the team's bus. However, because of an accident, half of the players in the team are dead. Besides, the team's general manager has to rebuild the National.
As always, Réjean Tremblay will pen the film's story and will be the producer alongside Caroline Héroux. Speaking about the director, it will be Frédéric D'Amours.
The film will star Marc Messier, Marina Orsini, Carl Marotte, Jason Roy-Léveillée, Denis Bouchard, Raymond Bouchard, Yvan Ponton, Hélène Florent, Pat Kiely, Elias Scoufaras and James A. Woods.
The film talks about the National, a professional hockey team hailing from Quebec City. After an exhibition game in a small town, the players of the National must go back to Quebec City on the team's bus. However, because of an accident, half of the players in the team are dead. Besides, the team's general manager has to rebuild the National.
As always, Réjean Tremblay will pen the film's story and will be the producer alongside Caroline Héroux. Speaking about the director, it will be Frédéric D'Amours.
The film will star Marc Messier, Marina Orsini, Carl Marotte, Jason Roy-Léveillée, Denis Bouchard, Raymond Bouchard, Yvan Ponton, Hélène Florent, Pat Kiely, Elias Scoufaras and James A. Woods.
- 5/29/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Sphere Media, a production company, announced that Radio-Canada, a public TV network, had picked up its half-hour comedy series Mauvais karma, which was created by Isabelle Langlois (Rumeurs). Production on the show began on May 3 and will be underway until the end of August for a total of 47 days.
This means that 13 episodes - this includes a one-hour pilot - were ordered by Radio-Canada.
The show follows three women: Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc), Kim (Julie LeBreton) and Sarah (Anick Lemay). Nathalie wanted love, Kim, success in life, and Sarah, peace. However, they'll all end up having the opposite of what they wanted. Besides, by a quirk of fate, these former ex-friends are reunited, after 18 years, for a funeral that will... end in a police precinct.
Nathalie, who recently got married, lost her husband in tragic circumstances. She inherits her husband's mistress, business company and his 15-year-old daughter. Kim,...
This means that 13 episodes - this includes a one-hour pilot - were ordered by Radio-Canada.
The show follows three women: Nathalie (Hélène Bourgeois Leclerc), Kim (Julie LeBreton) and Sarah (Anick Lemay). Nathalie wanted love, Kim, success in life, and Sarah, peace. However, they'll all end up having the opposite of what they wanted. Besides, by a quirk of fate, these former ex-friends are reunited, after 18 years, for a funeral that will... end in a police precinct.
Nathalie, who recently got married, lost her husband in tragic circumstances. She inherits her husband's mistress, business company and his 15-year-old daughter. Kim,...
- 5/9/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Many Quebeckers probably remember that screenwriter Fabienne Larouche and sport columnist Réjean Tremblay used to form a couple. Together, they penned Scoop a TV series that ran for five seasons on Radio-Canada. Now, this TV network had announced that the first season, which was broadcasted in 1992, will come out on DVD on February 29, 2010.
The show takes place in the world of journalism and often shows it under an unfavourable day. Things are not going well for The Express, a newspaper in Montreal. Two young reporters try to make a name for themselves by working with The Express and by seeking the latest scoop on any given thing tat matters. Stéphanie Rousseau (Macha Grenon) doesn't get along with her dad (Claude Léveillée), who is the newspaper's owner. As for Michel Gagné (Roy Dupuis), he's sick of being stuck in the general news section.
Moreover, the show also stars Rémy Girard,...
The show takes place in the world of journalism and often shows it under an unfavourable day. Things are not going well for The Express, a newspaper in Montreal. Two young reporters try to make a name for themselves by working with The Express and by seeking the latest scoop on any given thing tat matters. Stéphanie Rousseau (Macha Grenon) doesn't get along with her dad (Claude Léveillée), who is the newspaper's owner. As for Michel Gagné (Roy Dupuis), he's sick of being stuck in the general news section.
Moreover, the show also stars Rémy Girard,...
- 1/31/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
A few days ago, the TV network V has released online the first trailer of Funkytown, a drama which was shot with a budget of Cdn$7.3 million and directed by Daniel Roby (La peau blanche).
First of all, Funkytown stars Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Raymond Bouchard, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Geneviève Brouillette and François Létourneau.
The story takes place in the 1970s in Montreal (Quebec), which was the wealthiest city in Canada at the time. Obviously, during this time, North America was having a love affair with disco. Besides, the film is set around the Limelife Discotheque, which was the place in Montreal for those who wished to be noticed or to meet stars like Donna Summer for instance.
Finally, the film will be in theatres in Quebec on December 17, 2010.
First of all, Funkytown stars Patrick Huard, Paul Doucet, Raymond Bouchard, Sarah Mutch, Justin Chatwin, Geneviève Brouillette and François Létourneau.
The story takes place in the 1970s in Montreal (Quebec), which was the wealthiest city in Canada at the time. Obviously, during this time, North America was having a love affair with disco. Besides, the film is set around the Limelife Discotheque, which was the place in Montreal for those who wished to be noticed or to meet stars like Donna Summer for instance.
Finally, the film will be in theatres in Quebec on December 17, 2010.
- 12/29/2009
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Wellspring
NEW YORK -- A huge commercial hit in its native French Canada, the recipient of 11 Genie nominations and an Audience Award winner at Sundance, this debut feature from Jean-Francois Pouliot is one of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
"Seducing Doctor Lewis" concerns the frantic efforts of the residents of an impoverished Quebec fishing village to fool a big-city doctor into becoming their full-time medical caretaker. Judging by the rapturous audience reactions the film has received, only curmudgeonly film critics will be bothered by the fact that their methods are both immoral and illegal. Part of this year's New Directors/New Films series, the film opens commercially in July.
It seems that St. Marie-La Mauderne, once a prosperous fishing village, has fallen on hard times because of the decline of fish stocks in the area. Most of the town is on welfare, and while a plastics company is considering the island for a new factory, one of its conditions is that there be a resident doctor. Thus, retired fisherman Germain (Raymond Bouchard) spearheads a campaign to attract a big-city doctor the area, with unsuccessful results.
But when visiting Montreal doctor Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets into some minor traffic trouble, he is roped into practicing in the town for a month in return for the charges being dropped. Trying to seduce him into staying permanently, the townspeople transform themselves to indulge his favorite pastimes, which they discover by conveniently tapping his phone and listening to his private conversations. Thus, they pretend to engage in games of cricket, despite not knowing any of the rules; jazz fusion music is suddenly ubiquitous; the women begin wearing open-toed shoes (they think he has a foot fetish); a "beef stroganoff" festival is held, etc.
All of this is rendered in the sort of annoyingly cutesy fashion endemic to so many similarly themed British comedies, but Ken Scott's screenplay lacks its predecessors' wit and charm, as well as their well-developed characterizations. Pouliot's obvious and sluggish direction -- the film is 109 minutes but feels much longer -- doesn't help matters, though it admirably makes clear the financial desperation motivating the villagers.
Few of the performances register with much impact, with the exception of Raymond Bouchard's pungent turn as the grizzled Germain.
NEW YORK -- A huge commercial hit in its native French Canada, the recipient of 11 Genie nominations and an Audience Award winner at Sundance, this debut feature from Jean-Francois Pouliot is one of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
"Seducing Doctor Lewis" concerns the frantic efforts of the residents of an impoverished Quebec fishing village to fool a big-city doctor into becoming their full-time medical caretaker. Judging by the rapturous audience reactions the film has received, only curmudgeonly film critics will be bothered by the fact that their methods are both immoral and illegal. Part of this year's New Directors/New Films series, the film opens commercially in July.
It seems that St. Marie-La Mauderne, once a prosperous fishing village, has fallen on hard times because of the decline of fish stocks in the area. Most of the town is on welfare, and while a plastics company is considering the island for a new factory, one of its conditions is that there be a resident doctor. Thus, retired fisherman Germain (Raymond Bouchard) spearheads a campaign to attract a big-city doctor the area, with unsuccessful results.
But when visiting Montreal doctor Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets into some minor traffic trouble, he is roped into practicing in the town for a month in return for the charges being dropped. Trying to seduce him into staying permanently, the townspeople transform themselves to indulge his favorite pastimes, which they discover by conveniently tapping his phone and listening to his private conversations. Thus, they pretend to engage in games of cricket, despite not knowing any of the rules; jazz fusion music is suddenly ubiquitous; the women begin wearing open-toed shoes (they think he has a foot fetish); a "beef stroganoff" festival is held, etc.
All of this is rendered in the sort of annoyingly cutesy fashion endemic to so many similarly themed British comedies, but Ken Scott's screenplay lacks its predecessors' wit and charm, as well as their well-developed characterizations. Pouliot's obvious and sluggish direction -- the film is 109 minutes but feels much longer -- doesn't help matters, though it admirably makes clear the financial desperation motivating the villagers.
Few of the performances register with much impact, with the exception of Raymond Bouchard's pungent turn as the grizzled Germain.
Wellspring
NEW YORK -- A huge commercial hit in its native French Canada, the recipient of 11 Genie nominations and an Audience Award winner at Sundance, this debut feature from Jean-Francois Pouliot is one of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
"Seducing Doctor Lewis" concerns the frantic efforts of the residents of an impoverished Quebec fishing village to fool a big-city doctor into becoming their full-time medical caretaker. Judging by the rapturous audience reactions the film has received, only curmudgeonly film critics will be bothered by the fact that their methods are both immoral and illegal. Part of this year's New Directors/New Films series, the film opens commercially in July.
It seems that St. Marie-La Mauderne, once a prosperous fishing village, has fallen on hard times because of the decline of fish stocks in the area. Most of the town is on welfare, and while a plastics company is considering the island for a new factory, one of its conditions is that there be a resident doctor. Thus, retired fisherman Germain (Raymond Bouchard) spearheads a campaign to attract a big-city doctor the area, with unsuccessful results.
But when visiting Montreal doctor Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets into some minor traffic trouble, he is roped into practicing in the town for a month in return for the charges being dropped. Trying to seduce him into staying permanently, the townspeople transform themselves to indulge his favorite pastimes, which they discover by conveniently tapping his phone and listening to his private conversations. Thus, they pretend to engage in games of cricket, despite not knowing any of the rules; jazz fusion music is suddenly ubiquitous; the women begin wearing open-toed shoes (they think he has a foot fetish); a "beef stroganoff" festival is held, etc.
All of this is rendered in the sort of annoyingly cutesy fashion endemic to so many similarly themed British comedies, but Ken Scott's screenplay lacks its predecessors' wit and charm, as well as their well-developed characterizations. Pouliot's obvious and sluggish direction -- the film is 109 minutes but feels much longer -- doesn't help matters, though it admirably makes clear the financial desperation motivating the villagers.
Few of the performances register with much impact, with the exception of Raymond Bouchard's pungent turn as the grizzled Germain.
NEW YORK -- A huge commercial hit in its native French Canada, the recipient of 11 Genie nominations and an Audience Award winner at Sundance, this debut feature from Jean-Francois Pouliot is one of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
"Seducing Doctor Lewis" concerns the frantic efforts of the residents of an impoverished Quebec fishing village to fool a big-city doctor into becoming their full-time medical caretaker. Judging by the rapturous audience reactions the film has received, only curmudgeonly film critics will be bothered by the fact that their methods are both immoral and illegal. Part of this year's New Directors/New Films series, the film opens commercially in July.
It seems that St. Marie-La Mauderne, once a prosperous fishing village, has fallen on hard times because of the decline of fish stocks in the area. Most of the town is on welfare, and while a plastics company is considering the island for a new factory, one of its conditions is that there be a resident doctor. Thus, retired fisherman Germain (Raymond Bouchard) spearheads a campaign to attract a big-city doctor the area, with unsuccessful results.
But when visiting Montreal doctor Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets into some minor traffic trouble, he is roped into practicing in the town for a month in return for the charges being dropped. Trying to seduce him into staying permanently, the townspeople transform themselves to indulge his favorite pastimes, which they discover by conveniently tapping his phone and listening to his private conversations. Thus, they pretend to engage in games of cricket, despite not knowing any of the rules; jazz fusion music is suddenly ubiquitous; the women begin wearing open-toed shoes (they think he has a foot fetish); a "beef stroganoff" festival is held, etc.
All of this is rendered in the sort of annoyingly cutesy fashion endemic to so many similarly themed British comedies, but Ken Scott's screenplay lacks its predecessors' wit and charm, as well as their well-developed characterizations. Pouliot's obvious and sluggish direction -- the film is 109 minutes but feels much longer -- doesn't help matters, though it admirably makes clear the financial desperation motivating the villagers.
Few of the performances register with much impact, with the exception of Raymond Bouchard's pungent turn as the grizzled Germain.
- 4/28/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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