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.[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
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
The film was seen by 191,294 people in France.[4]
See also
- La famille Plouffe television series aired in the 1950s
- The Crime of Ovide Plouffe 1984 film and 1986 miniseries
- List of submissions to the 54th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Plouffe, Les – Film de Gilles Carle". Films du Québec, March 9, 2009.
- ^ Marshall 2001, p. 180.
- ^ a b Turner 1987, p. 348.
- ^ Marshall 2001, p. 85.
Works cited
- 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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