Synopsis
The lives of the average Quebecois Plouffe family during the final years of the depression and through World War II.
Key facts
Cast
Pierre Curzi, Georges Delisle, René-Daniel Dubois, Paul Dumont, Serge Dupire, Denise Filiatrault, J.-Léo Gagnon, Amulette Garneau
Original language
French
Production companies
INTERNATIONAL CINÉMA CORPORATION
Distributors
CINÉ 360
Funding
ALCAN, FAMOUS PLAYERS, INSTITUT QUÉBÉCOIS DU CINÉMA, SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'INDUSTRIE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE CANADIENNE, SOCIÉTÉ RADIO-CANADA
Based on
Les Plouffe
Setting
Quebec City
Crew
Screenplay
Gilles Carle, Roger Lemelin
Producer
Justine Héroux
Cinematography
François Protat
Editing
Yves Langlois
Music
Claude Denjean, François Dompierre, Stéphane Venne
Stills
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Festival History
- Genie Awards 1982 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1981 generic
- Chicago International Film Festival 1981 generic
- Montreal World Film Festival 1981 generic
Titles
| Translated title | The Plouffe Family | English, Québec |
| Alternate title | Il était une fois des gens heureux : les Plouffe | |
| Alternate title | La Famiglia Plouffe |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | Les Plouffe - Stéphane Venne, Claude Paul Denjean, Marc Fortier (1981) | 3 releases, 1981: Alcan, Pro-Culture |
| 7" vinyl | Il Etait Une Fois Des Gens Heureux Les Plouffe - Claude Denjean, Stéphane Venne (1982) | 1 release, 1982: LMP |
| Cassette | Les Plouffe - Stéphane Venne, Claude Paul Denjean, Marc Fortier (1981) | 1 release, 1981: Pro-Culture |
Versions & editions
| Alternate cut | 166 min | |
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Gilles Carle |
| Cast | Pierre Curzi, Georges Delisle, René-Daniel Dubois, Paul Dumont, Serge Dupire, Denise Filiatrault, J.-Léo Gagnon, Amulette Garneau, Marc Gélinas, Émile Genest, Claude Grisé, Juliette Huot, Louise Laparé, Rémi Laurent, Denis Lavergne, Anne Létourneau, Patrick Peuvion, Donald Pilon, Gérard Poirier, Gilles Renaud, Jean Ricard, Ghyslain Tremblay, Gabriel Arcand, Stéphane Audran, Paul Berval, Jean-Pierre Cartier, Daniel Ceccaldi |
| Screenplay | Gilles Carle, Roger Lemelin |
| Producer | Justine Héroux |
| Executive producer | Denis Héroux, John Kemeny |
| Cinematography | François Protat |
| Editing | Yves Langlois |
| Music | Claude Denjean, François Dompierre, Stéphane Venne |
| Production design | Réal Ouellette, William McCrow |
| Sound | Patrick Rousseau |
| Costumes | Nicole Pelletier |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
