A funny and fresh English-language adaptation of the 2003 Quebecois comedy La grande séduction, this film tells the tale of a small fishing village on Canada’s East Coast that must secure a new doctor in order to keep the community alive.
The Grand Seduction
comedy
The Grand Seduction
When city doctor Paul Lewis (Kitsch) arrives for a court-ordered trial residence, the townsfolk rally to charm and hoodwink him into staying. Under the guidance of an unemployed fisherman (Gleeson), they go to hilarious lengths to make it seem as though their sleepy town has everything Dr. Lewis could possibly want. Will the good doc fall for their tricks, or will he see through them to the truth about small-town life?
The Grand Seduction was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Picture.
Director: Don McKellar
McKellar is a prolific filmmaker and member of the Order of Canada. He wrote Highway 61, The Red Violin and Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, and wrote, directed and starred in Last Night, which won three Genies. Recently, he made the HBO series Sensitive Skin, and Through Black Spruce, which premiered at TIFF 2018.
Director
Don McKellar
Writer(s)
Michael Dowse, Ken Scott
Star(s)
Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban
Year
2013
Length
113 min
Rating
PG
LANGUAGE
English
SUBTITLES
None
DUBBING
French
