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1981 Canadian drama film by Gilles Carle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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French | Les Plouffe |
Directed by | Gilles Carle |
Written by | Gilles Carle Jacques Vigoureux Roger Lemelin |
Produced by | Justine Héroux Denis Héroux (executive producer) John Kemeny (executive producer) |
Starring | Gabriel Arcand Pierre Curzi Juliette Huot Émile Genest Serge Dupire |
Cinematography | François Protat |
Edited by | Yves Langlois |
Music by | Claude Denjean Stéphane Venne Nicole Martin (song) |
Distributed by | Ciné 360 (Quebec) Ambassador Film Distributors (Canada) |
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Running time | 227 minutes (International version) 169 minutes (English version) 259 min (French version) |
Country | Canada |
Languages | French, English |
Budget | $4.8 million |
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]
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]
The film was seen by 191,294 people in France.[4]
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