''Forgotten Flowers'' (french: Les fleurs oubliées) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by
André Forcier and released in 2019. The film stars
Roy Dupuis
Roy Michael Joseph Dupuis (; born April 21, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known in America for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series ''La Femme Nikita''. In Canada, specifically Quebec, he's known for n ...
as Albert Payette, an
agronomist
An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.), is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the U ...
who has lived in seclusion making
mead
Mead () is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting honey mixed with water, and sometimes with added ingredients such as fruits, spices, grains, or hops. The alcoholic content ranges from about 3.5% ABV to more than 20%. The defining chara ...
since becoming disillusioned with his former career, but whose life is turned upside down when the late Brother
Marie-Victorin Kirouac
Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada. He is known as the father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal.
Biogra ...
(
) returns to earth to enlist his help in an environmental campaign to take down his former employer Transgenia over its line of toxic pesticides.
The film also stars
Juliette Gosselin as Lili de Rosbil and
Christine Beaulieu as Mathilde Gauvreau, a journalist and lawyer who also become involved in the campaign, and
Mylène Mackay as Mathilde's ancestor Marcelle, a fellow botanist with whom Marie-Victorin had an emotional, but not physical, romantic relationship with prior to his death. Other cast members include
Émile Schneider,
Donald Pilon,
Dorothée Berryman and
France Castel France Castel, née Bégin (born August 31, 1944) in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian singer, actress and broadcaster.
Music
Castel began in the music business by recording an album, ''Toi et moi amoureux'', as a duo with Jean Beaulne of Les Ba ...
.
The film had its theatrical premiere on September 16, 2019 at the
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, also known as Cinéfest and Cinéfest Sudbury is an annual film festival in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada,"Cinefest provides cultural landmark". ''Sudbury Star'', September 16, 1999. held over nin ...
, before premiering commercially on October 25.
[André Lavoie]
"«Les fleurs oubliées»: une flore réinventée"
''Le Devoir
''Le Devoir'' (, "Duty") is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada. It was founded by journalist and politician Henri Bourassa in 1910.
''Le Devoir'' is one of few independent large- ...
'', October 25, 2019.
References
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2019 films
Canadian comedy films
Films shot in Quebec
Films set in Quebec
Films directed by André Forcier
French-language Canadian films
2010s Canadian films
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