''Maman Last Call'' is a Canadian comedy-drama film, released in 2005."A blessed event, after all". ''

Montreal Gazette ''The Gazette'', also known as the ''Montreal Gazette'', is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper which is owned by Postmedia Network. It is published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the only English-language daily newspape ...

'', February 11, 2005. An adaptation of Nathalie Petrowski's 1995 novel, the film was written by Petrowski and directed by

François Bouvier François Bouvier is a Canadian film and television director from Quebec."A paradoxical people put on quite the show". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 15, 1985. He was a Genie Award nominee for Best Director at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990 for '' ...

. The film stars

Sophie Lorain Sophie Lorain (born Sophie-Hélène Lorain; 20 November 1957) is a French-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is known for having played Anne Fortier in the highly rated television series '' Fortier'' that first aired in Quebec, Can ...

as Alice Malenfant, a career-oriented journalist who has resisted marrying and start a family with her boyfriend Louis (

Patrick Huard Patrick Huard (born January 2, 1969) is a Canadian actor, writer and comedian from Quebec. Career Huard broke into the Quebec show business scene in 1989 as a comedian, actor and television personality, with success as a stand-up comedian in the ...

), but unexpectedly finds herself pregnant. Petrowski garnered a

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978), known as the "Etrog Awards" for sculptor ...

nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay at the

26th Genie Awards The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner ...

."C.R.A.Z.Y. faces off against Maurice Richard with 14 nominations apiece". ''

'', February 8, 2006.

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* 2005 films Canadian comedy-drama films Films directed by François Bouvier 2005 comedy-drama films French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub