''A Sense of Humour'' () is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by
Émile Gaudreault
Émile Gaudreault, ( born March 6, 1964) is a Quebec director, author, screenwriter and producer. Since 1994, he has been directing, writing and producing feature films as well as episodes for television series. Several of his films have won awar ...
and released in 2011.
[Charles-Henri Ramond]
"Sens de l’humour, Le – Film d’Émile Gaudreault"
''Films du Québec'', June 17, 2011. The film stars
Louis-José Houde and
Benoît Brière
Benoît Brière (born June 20, 1965) is a Canadian actor from Quebec.Patricia Belzil"Benoît Brière" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', October 23, 2008. He is most noted for his performance in the film ''Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'' ...
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.
The cast also includes
Anne Dorval,
Sonia Vachon,
Pierrette Robitaille,
Alexandre Goyette
Alexandre Goyette (born April 11, 1979) is a Canadian actor and writer from Quebec, most noted as the writer of the stage play ''King Dave'' and the screenwriter and star of its 2016 film adaptation.Brendan Kelly"Podz's King Dave: One-shot film ...
and
Pierre Collin.
The film opened in theatres in July 2011.
The film received four
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* Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker
**Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris
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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).
[Marc Cassivi]
"Monsieur Lazhar en tête d'une liste étrange"
'' La Presse'', February 1, 2012.
References
External links
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2011 films
Canadian crime comedy films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
Films directed by Émile Gaudreault
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
Films scored by FM Le Sieur
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