''Geraldine's Fortune'' is a 2004 Canadian comedy-drama film. It was directed by

John N. Smith John N. Smith OC (born July 31, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Career Smith graduated with a B.A. in political science from McGill University in 1964. He joined the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1 ...

, written by

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and based on the play ''

Les Belles-sœurs ''Les Belles-sœurs'' ("The Sisters-in-Law") is a two-act play written by Michel Tremblay in 1965. It was Tremblay's first professionally produced work and remains his most popular and most translated work. The play has had a profound effect o ...

'' by Michel Tremblay.

Plot

Geraldine Liddle (Curtin) is a small town woman from New Brunswick who gains local fame as she is about to appear on a gameshow called ''Bring Home the Bacon'' (a show with a pig theme similar to '' Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'') with a top prize of $2 million dollars. As friends and family gather to watch Geraldine on television, family secrets come to surface and a physical fight occurs, bringing all the family and friends outdoors. As the fight is happening, Geraldine calls them for help with a question during the gameshow. After the question is asked, the scene turns back to the home where the fight is happening outdoors and where only Geraldine's elderly mother, who has less than her full faculties, is left alone, inside near the phone. The telephone rings and rings and rings, until finally she answers. Geraldine, realizing the senility of the woman, doesn't know whether to trust her answer. Geraldine and her husband return to announce whether she answered the question correctly or not, only to discover long buried family truths have come to light.

Cast

* Jane Curtin ... as Geraldine Liddle * Mary Walsh ... as Rose Owens * Sheila McCarthy ... as Tina * Matt Frewer ... as Cameron Geary * Peter MacNeill ... as Henry Liddle * Monique Mercure ... as Olive Larose *

Marina Orsini Marina Orsini C.M. (born January 4, 1967) is a Canadian actress. Early life Orsini was born in Ville-Émard, Montreal, Quebec, Canada to an Italian-Canadian family. Career Orsini first had a brief career in modeling in which she participated in ...

... as Cilla * Pascale Montpetit ... as Diede Murphy * Patrick McKenna ... as Louie Owen *

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... as Greta Jones *

Nicole Maillet Nicole may refer to: People * Nicole (name) * Nicole (American singer) (born 1958), a contestant in season 3 of the American ''The X Factor'' * Nicole (Chilean singer) (born 1977) * Nicole (German singer) (born 1964), winner of the 1982 Euro ...

... as Linda Liddle *

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... as Luara Larose * Dylan Smith ... as Josh Fisher

External links

* * 2004 films English-language Canadian films Canadian comedy-drama films 2004 comedy-drama films Films directed by John N. Smith Films set in New Brunswick 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub