- Actors: David Boutin, Lucie Laurier, Raymond Bouchard, Dominic Michon-Dagenais, Guy-Daniel Tremblay
- Directors: Jean-François Pouliot
- Writers: Ken Scott
- Producers: Luc Vandal, Roger Frappier
- Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English, French
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Number of discs: 1
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- Studio: Fox Lorber
- Release Date: Jan 25 2005
- Run Time: 109 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0006H30F4
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Un incontournable québécois
Dans la veine d’Amélie Poulain, des films de Capra ou de Pagnol, La Grande Séduction, premier long métrage de Jean-François Pouliot sur un scénario de l’humoriste Ken Scott, est une comédie populaire fort sympathique. Sur un fond social assez fort, le film en a séduit plus d’un, même à l’étranger, surtout par ses interprètes attachants (David Boutin, Raymond Bouchard, Clémence DesRochers, Rita Lafontaine, Benoît Brière, notamment) et son ton humaniste et poétique. Chaleureux, il a été récompensé par un Génie, six prix Jutra et par le prix du public au festival de Sundance en 2003.
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Seducing Dr. Lewis makes a pleasant addition to the quirky subgenre of what might be called "village comedies"--movies in which the oddball residents of a small village must work together to perpetrate some mild scam or bit of mischief (examples abound, from Waking Ned Devine to Saving Grace to Local Hero). The isolated Canadian community of St.-Marie-La-Mauderne desperately needs a new industry, but the factory they're trying to win requires a resident doctor. When a young doctor from Montreal (David Boutin) gets blackmailed into spending a month in the village, the prickly inhabitants go overboard to woo him--they learn to cook Beef Stroganoff, form a cricket team, and tap his phone. It's all a bit preposterous, but that's part of the charm; this kind of movie thrives on being just a tiny bit over the top. The daffy doings keep one foot on the ground thanks to a combination of skilled character actors (like Raymond Bouchard, who plays the town's struggling mayor) and mysterious girls (like Lucie Laurier, the beautiful postmistress). Fans of The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain will find much to enjoy here. --Bret Fetzer
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
In the spirit of "Waking Ned Devine",
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This review is from: La Grande Séduction (Seducing Dr. Lewis) (DVD)
What a fun little movie! The film is about a small fishing town that's trying to win over a doctor so that their town can get a factory. The film has the same spirit of a town coming together to trick an outsider (the doctor) as "Waking Ned Devine," and is just as much fun. Four stars because the off-screen sex at the beginning and end of the film is completely unnecessary, and isn't funny at all. Other than that, it's pretty good!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A funny albeit somewhat predictable film, that will make you laugh but that won't surprise you...,
By M. B. Alcat "Curiosity killed the cat, but sa... (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: La Grande Séduction (Seducing Dr. Lewis) (DVD)
"Seducing Dr. Lewis" (2002) is a French Canadian film that I enjoyed, and that is likely to please the spectator that simply wants to be entertained. From my point of view, this is a funny albeit somewhat predictable film, that will make you laugh but that won't surprise you.
The story takes place in a remote and very small village, St. Marie-La-Mauderne, where people cannot find work and must ask for welfare checks. That makes them extremely sad, almost gloomy, because for them a job means dignity, and that is something they don't think they have. Thanksfully, hope appears for the citizens of St. Marie-La-Mauderne in the form of a project to build a factory. Unfortunately, there is a condition they will need to fulfill, as the factory will only be built if they can find a doctor that wants to live in their town. Of course, when chance brings Dr. Lewis to their little town for a short séjour, the citizens of St. Marie-La-Mauderne are extremely happy, and prepared to do everything to make him realize that their town is an ideal place to live. How far will they go? Well, just rent this dvd and watch. It won't be boring :) Belen Alcat
4.0 out of 5 stars
excellent French film,
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wonderful story. I will show this film in my French Second Language classes - high school level.
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