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, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 80. The film centres on a day in the life of Bernard (Jutra) and Hélène (

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), a married couple in middle age whose relationship has grown stale, but who reach a renewed understanding and appreciation of each other after a fight brought on by Bernard's mistaken belief that Hélène is having an affair. Its cast also includes

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, Pierre Dufresne and Roger Garand. The film was screened out of competition at the

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. It had its Canadian premiere in September at the

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,John Laycock, "Jutra film worth waiting for". ''

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'', September 16, 1975. before opening commercially in October.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Pour le meilleur et pour le pire – Film de Claude Jutra"
''Films du Québec'', April 15, 2009.

Reception

The film was seen by 188,579 people in France.

References

Works cited

External links

* 1975 films 1970s French-language films Canadian comedy films 1975 comedy films Films directed by Claude Jutra French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{Quebec-film-stub