''Chocolate Eclair'' () is a Canadian drama film from

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, directed by

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and released in 1979."Eclair au chocolat – Film de Jean-Claude Lord"
''Films du Québec'', January 15, 2009. The film centres on Pierre (Jean Belzil-Gascon), a young boy struggling to accept that his single mother Marie-Louise (

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) has begun a new relationship after the death of his father. What he does not know is that his mother has lied to protect him: his real father is not dead, but in fact he is the offspring of Marie-Louise having been

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d by her father. The film's cast also includes

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, Colin Fox, Michèle Deslauriers and Aubert Pallascio. The film garnered three

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nominations at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980, in the categories of Best Adapted Screenplay (Lord and Jean Salvy), Best Costume Design ( François Barbeau) and Best Sound Editing (Marcel Pothier)."Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". ''

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'', February 8, 1980.

Plot

After she had been raped by her father, a young woman leaves the town with her new born son. Years later, the son can't accept that his mother fell in love with someone else than the mythical father she had told him about.

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* * 1979 films Canadian coming-of-age drama films Films about incest Films directed by Jean-Claude Lord 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films 1970s coming-of-age drama films French-language drama films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub