Matroni and Me

Matroni and Me (French: Matroni et moi) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Jean-Philippe Duval and released in 1999.^[1]

Matroni and Me
French	Matroni et moi
Directed by	Jean-Philippe Duval
Written by	Jean-Philippe Duval Alexis Martin (play)
Produced by	Roger Frappier Luc Vandal
Starring	Alexis Martin Pierre Lebeau Guylaine Tremblay Gary Boudreault
Cinematography	André Turpin
Edited by	Alai Baril
Music by	Benoît Charest Maxime Morin
Production company	Max Films
Distributed by	Alliance Atlantis
Release date	October 8, 1999 (1999-10-08)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

Based on a theatrical play by Alexis Martin, the film stars Martin as Gilles, an academic who meets Guylaine (Guylaine Tremblay) while on vacation in Ogunquit. However, when he tries to connect with her after they return home to Montreal, her brother Bob (Gary Boudreault) draws him into the orbit of Matroni (Pierre Lebeau), a local Mafia boss.^[1] The film's cast also includes Maude Guérin, Pierre Curzi, Alex Ivanovici, Pierre Harel and Tony Conte.

Awards

The film received two Genie Award nominations at the 20th Genie Awards, for Best Adapted Screenplay (Duval, Martin) and Best Editing (Alain Baril),^[2] and seven Jutra Award nominations at the 2nd Jutra Awards, for Best Director (Duval), Best Actor (Lebeau), Best Actress (Tremblay), Best Supporting Actor (Boudreault), Best Supporting Actress (Guérin), Best Screenplay (Duval, Martin) and Best Cinematography (André Turpin).^[3]