The Plouffe Family (film) explained

The Plouffe Family
Native Name:
Director:Gilles Carle
Producer:Justine Héroux
Denis Héroux (executive producer)
John Kemeny (executive producer)
Starring:Gabriel Arcand
Pierre Curzi
Juliette Huot
Émile Genest
Serge Dupire
Music:Claude Denjean
Stéphane Venne
Nicole Martin (song)
Cinematography:François Protat
Editing:Yves Langlois
Distributor:Ciné 360 (Quebec)
Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada)
Runtime:227 minutes (International version)
169 minutes (English version)
259 min (French version)
Country:Canada
Language:French, English
Budget:$4.8 million

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.

Production

Roger Lemelin was paid $250,000 to write the script. The film was shot from 19 August to 5 December 1980, on a budget of $4.8 million with $250,000 coming from the SDICC.

Release

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.

Reception

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

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/plouffe-gilles-carle/ "Plouffe, Les – Film de Gilles Carle"