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Seducing Doctor Lewis

8th(2003) Special Programs in Focus

Rural · Urbanization · Psychology

CountryCanada
Production Year2003
Running Time108m
Format 35mm
ColorCOLOR

Program Note

In the little Quebecois harbour village of St-Marie-La-Mauderne, the vanishing fish stooke have plummeted a once thriving community into financial decline, forcing the fishermen to rely on govemment welfare. When a multinational company considers building a plastics factory on the island, the inhabitants see an opportunity for the village to be restored to its former prosperity. But due to insurance regulations the factory cannot be built without the town having a resident doctor. Seeking to attract the young Doctor Lewis, Germain spearheads the transformation of the village by commencing an artful seduction of the one vital thing missing that could mean the difference between affluence and poverty. While sometimes ruthless and often clumsy, even the most disillusioned of the town′s 150 villagers rally to the cause to revive their hamlet. Together, and with great dedication, they try to convince the good doctor that St-Marie-La-Mauderne is the ideal place to live.

Director

Jean-François POULIOT

Jean-François Pouliot was born in Montreal in 1957. Holding a B.A. in Communication Arts from Concordia University, he also has a minor in Philosophy. Mr. Pouliot began working in film as an assistant cameraman and over the years acquired solid experience by working on well-known feature films, including Once upon a Time in America, by director Sergio Leone and Hotel New Hampshire by Tony Richardson. In 1982, he became a director for Fabrique d’images, one of the country’s largest production houses for audio-visual advertising. He made commercials mainly for Canadian clients, but also for American and European ones, winning the Silver Lion at Cannes for an ad for Loto-Québec. After twelve years as a director of audio-visual advertising, and nearly 500 commercials later, Jean-François is making his feature-film debut with La Grande Séduction(Seducing Doctor Lewis), a dramatic comedy that has been selected as the Closing Night Film of the Directors’ Fortnight at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

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