''Paul à Québec'' ("Paul in Quebec City") is a Canadian drama film from
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, 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.
His credits have included the films '' Jacques and November (Jacques et novembre)'', ''Un ...
Montreal Gazette
The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...
'', September 17, 2015.
Based on
Michel Rabagliati
Michel Rabagliati (born 7 September 1961) is a Canadians, Canadian cartoonist born and based in Montreal, Quebec. He was published by Drawn & Quarterly and is currently published by Conundrum Press in English language, English, and La Pastèque ...
's graphic novel of the same title, the film stars
François Létourneau
François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire'' and '' Happily Married (C'est comme ça que je t'aime)''.
H ...
and
Julie Le Breton
Julie Le Breton is a French Canadian actress. She predominantly appears in French-language television series and films.
Biography
She is best known internationally for her appearance in '' The Rocket'', a French Canadian biopic about legendary i ...
as Paul and Lucie, a happily-married couple struggling to cope with Lucie's father Roland's (
Gilbert Sicotte
Gilbert Sicotte, (born February 18, 1948) is a Canadian actor.
Career
Sicotte is known for roles in '' The Vultures (Les Vautours)'', '' Little Tougas (Ti-Cul Tougas)'', ''The Years of Dreams and Revolt (Les Années de rêves)'', ''The Secret ...
) diagnosis with terminal
pancreatic cancer
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. The cast also includes
Louise Portal
Louise Portal (born May 12, 1950) is a Canadian actress, film director, singer and writer. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film ''The Decline of the American Empire'', and was a nominee for Best Actress for ...
, Bobby Beshro, Brigitte Lafleur, Myriam LeBlanc,
Julien Poulin
Julien Poulin (born April 20, 1946) is Canadian actor, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He has portrayed numerous roles in several popular Quebec films and series.
Elvis Gratton films
His most memorable role was Elvis Gratton in ...
, Mathieu Quesnel,
Patrice Robitaille
Patrice Robitaille (born 1974) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter. He is most noted as cowriter with Jean-Philippe Pearson and Ricardo Trogi of the film ''Québec-Montréal'' (2002), for which they won the Jutra Award for Best Screenplay at t ...
,
Geneviève Schmidt
Geneviève Schmidt (born October 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance in the film ''Compulsive Liar (Menteur)'', for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards in 2020.< ...
Karine Vanasse
Karine Vanasse (born 24 November 1983) is a French-Canadian actress, who had roles in the films '' Polytechnique'', '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)'', ''Switch'' and '' Set Me Free (Emporte-moi)''. International ...
.
Rabagliati originally approached Bouvier about adapting either ''Paul à Québec'' or ''Paul a un travail d'été'' for film, because he was a fan of Bouvier's earlier film '' Winter Stories (Histoires d'hiver)''. Around the same time as that personal contact, Karine Vanasse and Nathalie Brigitte Bustos, two of the film's producers, approached
La Pastèque
La Pastèque is a French Canadian publisher of comics, based in Montréal, Québec.
Overview
La Pastèque ("The Watermelon" in English) was founded by Martin Brault and Frédéric Gauthier in Montréal, Québec in July 1998, and their firs ...
Québec Cinéma
Québec Cinéma is a Canadian organization based in Quebec, whose mission is to promote and develop the Cinema of Quebec.
The organization's programs include the Prix Iris, the annual film awards for Quebec films; the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, ...