My Uncle Antoine (1971)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 44min
- Drama
- 12 Nov 1971 (Canada)
- Movie
- 6 wins & 2 nominations.
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Jacques Gagnon | ... |
Benoit
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Lyne Champagne | ... |
Carmen
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Jean Duceppe | ... |
L'oncle Antoine
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Olivette Thibault | ... |
Sa femme
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Claude Jutra | ... |
Fernand
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Lionel Villeneuve | ... |
Jos Poulin
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Hélène Loiselle | ... |
Madame Poulin
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Mario Dubuc | ... |
Leurs enfant
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Lise Brunelle | ... |
Leurs enfant
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Alain Legendre | ... |
Leurs enfant
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Robin Marcoux | ... |
Leurs enfant
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Serge Evers | ... |
Leurs enfant
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Monique Mercure | ... |
Alexandrine
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Georges Alexander | ... |
Le grand patron
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Rene Salvatore Catta | ... |
Le cure
(as René Salvatore Catta)
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Jean Dubost | ... |
Le contremaitre
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Benoît Marcoux | ... |
Le pére de Carmen
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Dominique Joly | ... |
Maurice
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Lise Talbot | ... |
Le fiance
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Michel Talbot | ... |
Le fiance
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Siméon Dallaire | ... |
Un client
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Sidney Harris | ... |
Le helper
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Roger Garand | ... |
Euclide
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Directed by
Claude Jutra |
Written by
Clément Perron | ... | (an original script by) |
Claude Jutra | ... | (adapted by) and |
Clément Perron | ... | (adapted by) |
Produced by
Marc Beaudet | ... | producer |
Music by
Jean Cousineau |
Cinematography by
Michel Brault |
Editing by
Claire Boyer | ||
Claude Jutra |
Set Decoration by
Denis Boucher | ||
Lawrence O'Brien |
Makeup Department
Rene Demers | ... | makeup artist |
Suzanne Garand | ... | makeup artist |
Art Department
Denis Boucher | ... | props |
Lawrence O'Brien | ... | props |
Sound Department
Arnie Gelbart | ... | sound editor (as Arnold Gelbart) |
Claude Hazanavicius | ... | sound |
Jacques Jarry | ... | sound editor |
Roger Lamoureux | ... | sound re-recordist |
Visual Effects by
Wally Howard | ... | optical effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
André-Luc Dupont | ... | assistant camera |
Michel Kieffer | ... | assistant camera |
Roger Martin | ... | electrician |
Guy Rémillard | ... | electrician |
Location Management
Leo Evans | ... | location manager |
Jean Savard | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Jean Carignan | ... | musician: violin (as Ti-Jean Carignan) |
Michel Descombes | ... | music recordist |
Script and Continuity Department
Francesca Pozzy | ... | script girl |
Additional Crew
Guy Lamontagne | ... | title designer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Standard Films (1974) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (1974) (Canada) (tv)
- Encore Plus (Canada) (video) (unknown)
- Gendon Films (1972) (United States) (subtitled)
- Janus Films
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2008) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
Plot Summary |
It's the not too distant past in the working class Eastern Townships of Quebec. In the approach to Christmas, much of the focus of the town is on the general store, owned and operated by Antoine and Cecile, the former who also acts as the town's undertaker. The focus on the store is due to the Christmas shopping by the townsfolk and their want to see the nativity display in the store's window. Fernand, who works as a clerk in the store, has a secret focus of his own. Also working in the store is teenager Carmen, whose wages go to her abusive father. Because her father does not want her beyond her money earning ability, Carmen lives at the store with Cecile and Antoine. But quietly behind the scenes is the ever seeing Benoit, Cecile and Antoine's nephew who also works at the store and who in his pubescent state is in lust with Carmen. The one person who they probably will not see this Christmas season is Jos Poulin. Like all the other men in town, Jos worked in the asbestos mine, which he hated. As such, he has since left his loving wife Elise and his five children behind to go work in a logging camp. But real life still happens in the Poulin family during his absence, a specific situation which Antoine and Benoit must deal with and which threatens to expose the insecurities in the primarily publicly stoic Antoine. Written by Huggo |
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Budget | CAD750,000 (estimated) |
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Trivia | The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into 50 ans (1989). See more » |
Crazy Credits | The actor who plays the Big Boss is billed as Georges Alexander in the original French language version, but as George Alexander in the dubbed English version. See more » |
Quotes |
Benoit:
[Benoit and his uncle Antoine try to recover a casket that has fallen off their sleigh. Antoine is in a drunken state]
Don't let go! Uncle Antoine: I can't, Benoit. Sometimes you just can't. Benoit: Yes, you can! My arm's in a cast and I can do it. We're almost there. Don't give up. You can do it. Uncle Antoine: [Dejectedly, and in a drunken stupor] What am I doing here, Benoit? I'm not happy. I'm not made for the country. I hate it here. I wanted to buy a hotel in the States. Your aunt wouldn't let me. She says no to everything. I'm afraid of corpses. I've been afraid of corpses for 30 years! I work for everybody. Your aunt never gave me a child. I have to take care of other peoples' children. I raise Carmen and you. Haven't I done all I could for you? Benoit: Drunkard. [Uncle Antoine breaks down, sobbing. Benoit looks at him with contempt] Benoit: Drunkard! [Sobbing continues] See more » |