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Seducing Doctor Lewis

Original title: La grande séduction
  • 2003
  • Unrated
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
5.6K
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Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003)
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A much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time reside... Read allA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a... Read allA much-needed boost, in the form of a new factory, is promised to the residents of the tiny fishing village St. Marie-La-Mauderne, provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired, the villagers devise a scheme to make Dr. Christopher Lewis a local.

  • Director
    • Jean-François Pouliot
  • Writer
    • Ken Scott
  • Stars
    • David Boutin
    • Lucie Laurier
    • Raymond Bouchard
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    5.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
    • Stars
      • David Boutin
      • Lucie Laurier
      • Raymond Bouchard
    • 43User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 18 nominations total

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    David Boutin
    David Boutin
    • Christopher Lewis
    Lucie Laurier
    Lucie Laurier
    • Eve Beauchemin
    Raymond Bouchard
    Raymond Bouchard
    • Germain Lesage
    Dominik Dagenais
    • Germain Lesage enfant
    • (as Dominik Michon-Dagenais)
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    Guy-Daniel Tremblay
    • Rolland Lesage
    Nadia Drouin
    • Simone Lesage
    Rita Lafontaine
    Rita Lafontaine
    • Hélène Lesage
    Roc Lafortune
    Roc Lafortune
    • Charles Campeau
    • (as Roc LaFortune)
    Réal Bossé
    Réal Bossé
    • Denis Lacoste
    Guy Vaillancourt
    Guy Vaillancourt
    • Claude Larivée
    Pierre Collin
    Pierre Collin
    • Yvon Brunet
    Ken Scott
    Ken Scott
    • Richard Auger
    Jean-Pierre Gonthier
    Jean-Pierre Gonthier
    • Réal Fournier
    Benoît Brière
    Benoît Brière
    • Henri Giroux
    Marc Legault
    Marc Legault
    • Marcel Sigouin
    Caroline Bouchard
    Caroline Bouchard
    • Lucie Giroux
    Betty Jones
    • Marlène Giroux
    Denis Houle
    Denis Houle
    • Barman
    • Director
      • Jean-François Pouliot
    • Writer
      • Ken Scott
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews43

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    8p_couture@hotmail.com

    A great movie

    It's good to see a movie that capitalizes on three basic rules: a good story, a good storyteller and good characters. When you get all three in the same movie, you don't need a lot of FX to achieve a good movie. This one has them all and you should simply judge for yourself.
    allezupcascade

    Totally great

    If you had the chance to see this movie in theatres, you probably noticed that everybody was laughing throughout the film. In other words, it's funny and funny. Well written script, it's unexpected all the time. Good cast choice as well. What I like is that it's a caricaturization of the hospital situation in regional Quebec. Congratulations guys!
    10timberck

    Highly recommended

    What a pleasure to see a film like this from Canada! With our penchant for serious, naval gazing, "deep", issue-laden movies, it is so refreshing to find a solid story with solid characters that is entertaining, creative and unexpected. Along with Les Invasions Barbares, this is a banner year for Canada!

    Hopefully La Grand Seduction will be our "Waking Ned Devine" or "Full Monty"...a breakout film that will be received and recognized around the world. It is a long time since I've had tears in my eyes from laughing in a film. It is true that the sudden turn of events at the very end of the film is a little forced, but the rest of the film is so great that it is easily forgiven.

    I definitely recommend catching this one in theatres soon!
    9bennett_danielle

    A wonderful comedy

    When was the last time that you went to see a comedy and actually laughed throughout the movie?

    In this small traditional Quebec fishing port, dying in modern times, the townspeople must band together to "seduce" a doctor into signing a five-year contract. Their ability to do so will enable them to attract a factory to the town, providing jobs for everyone. The doctor they set their sights on is from The Big City, and of course all the townsfolk must collaborate to make their sad little town seem like paradise. The giant scheme leads to laugh after laugh. For fans of the show "Le Plateau" you will see all of your favorite characters.

    Similar in theme (small town pulling the wool over outsiders eyes) as in the Irish flick "Waking Ned Devine".
    8wisewebwoman

    Genuine laughs, great characterizations.

    This is a sweet funny film and not to be missed.

    Small town Quebec is captured beautifully, full of characters that are depressed over the death of the fishing industry, reluctant to leave the town for work in the city and willing to do anything to get an industry to open a plant and provide employment.

    The shame of lining up and getting their welfare cheques every month is palpable.

    Part of the requirements of opening a manufacturing plant in the village is that it have a doctor and a population of over 200, neither of which this village has. The efforts to secure the doctor and convince the manufacturers of a non-existent larger population is the crux of the humour. That and the cricket scenes. A wonderful effort, beautifully filmed.

    8 out of 10.

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    Related interests

    Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
    Satire
    Will Ferrell in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama

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    • Trivia
      Harrington Harbour, where the film was made, is actually an English-speaking village, settled originally by people from Newfoundland.
    • Goofs
      When the men come up to the top of the hill, the cricket pitch that Steve has laid out is horribly crooked, but when they begin to practice, it is perfectly straight.
    • Alternate versions
      In the English subtitled version, all references to the television serial Virginie (1996) are changed to Entertainment Tonight (1981).
    • Connections
      Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 2004 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Dogwoof Pictures (United Kingdom)
      • GBVI (France)
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Seducing Dr. Lewis
    • Filming locations
      • Harrington Harbour Island, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
      • Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision
      • Fonds de télévision et de câblodistribution pour la porduction d'émissions canadiennes
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $9,844,180
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $895,699
      • Jul 13, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,743,316
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital

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