| A Sense of Humour | |
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| French | Le Sens de l'humour |
| Directed by | Émile Gaudreault |
| Written by | Émile Gaudreault Benoît Pelletier |
| Produced by | Daniel Louis Denise Robert |
| Starring | Louis-José Houde Benoît Brière Michel Côté |
| Cinematography | Bernard Couture |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
| Music by | FM Le Sieur |
Production company | Cinémaginaire |
| Distributed by | Alliance Vivafilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
A Sense of Humour (French: Le Sens de l'humour) is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Émile Gaudreault and released in 2011.[1] The film stars Louis-José Houde and Benoît Brière as Luc Dubé and Marco Fortier, two stand-up comedians who are kidnapped by Roger Gendron (Michel Côté) after making fun of him in a comedy show, and must protect themselves from his revenge by teaching him the art of comedy.[2]
The cast also includes Anne Dorval, Sonia Vachon, Pierrette Robitaille, Alexandre Goyette and Pierre Collin.
The film opened in theatres in July 2011.[3]
The film received four Jutra Award nominations at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012, for Best Supporting Actress (Vachon), Best Cinematography (Bernard Couture), Best Editing (Jean-François Bergeron) and Best Original Music (FM Le Sieur).[4]
References
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Sens de l’humour, Le – Film d’Émile Gaudreault". Films du Québec, June 17, 2011.
- ↑ Manon Dumais, "Le sens de l’humour / Émile Gaudreault, Michel Côté et Louis-José Houde : De l’humour et des restes humains". Voir, June 30, 2011.
- ↑ Brendan Kelly, "And now for his next trick; Emile Gaudreault is the wizard behind many top Quebec comedies, and his next film looks like another hit". Montreal Gazette, July 5, 2011.
- ↑ Marc Cassivi, "Monsieur Lazhar en tête d'une liste étrange". La Presse, February 1, 2012.
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