The Plouffe Family (film)

The Plouffe Family (French: Les Plouffe) is a 1981 Canadian drama film, based on Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during World War II.[1] The film was Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award.

The Plouffe Family
FrenchLes Plouffe
Directed byGilles Carle
Written byGilles Carle
Jacques Vigoureux
Roger Lemelin
Produced byJustine Héroux
Denis Héroux (executive producer)
John Kemeny (executive producer)
StarringGabriel Arcand
Pierre Curzi
Juliette Huot
Émile Genest
Serge Dupire
CinematographyFrançois Protat
Edited byYves Langlois
Music byClaude Denjean
Stéphane Venne
Nicole Martin (song)
Distributed byCiné 360 (Quebec)
Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada)
Release date
  • April 7, 1981 (1981-04-07)
Running time
227 minutes (International version)
169 minutes (English version)
259 min (French version)
CountryCanada
LanguagesFrench, English
Budget$4.8 million

Production

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Roger Lemelin was paid $250,000 to write the script.[2] The film was shot from 19 August to 5 December 1980, on a budget of $4.8 million (equivalent to $17,138,182 in 2023) with $250,000 coming from the SDICC.[3]

Release

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The film premiered in Quebec City on 7 April 1981, and was later shown at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival. It was distributed by Ciné 360 in Quebec and by Ambassador Film Distributors in the rest of Canada.[3]

Reception

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The film was seen by 191,294 people in France.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Plouffe, Les – Film de Gilles Carle". Films du Québec, March 9, 2009.
  2. ^ Marshall 2001, p. 180.
  3. ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 348.
  4. ^ Marshall 2001, p. 85.

Works cited

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  • Turner, D. John, ed. (1987). Canadian Feature Film Index: 1913-1985. Canadian Film Institute. ISBN 0660533642.
  • Marshall, Bill (2001). Quebec National Cinema. McGill–Queen's University Press. ISBN 0-7735-2103-8.
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