''Q-Bec My Love'' (french: Un succès commercial, ou Q-Bec My Love) is a Canadian film, directed by

Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre (; born 17 August 1941) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers. Biography Jean Pierre Lefebvre studied literature a ...

and released in 1970.

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, ''Torn Sprockets: The Uncertain Projection of the Canadian Film''.

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, 1987. . p. 195. A satirical allegory for

Quebec nationalism Quebec nationalism or Québécois nationalism is a feeling and a political doctrine that prioritizes cultural belonging to, the defence of the interests of, and the recognition of the political legitimacy of the Québécois nation. It has been ...

,"Quebec film makers look to the commercial". ''

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'', August 7, 1970. the film is depicted in disconnected vignettes which portray the professional, sexual and romantic relationships of Q-Bec (Anne Lauriault) with her boss Peter Ottawa (Denis Payne), her husband Jean-Baptiste Bilingue (Jean-Pierre Cartier) and her lover Sam Washington ( Larry Kent)."Q-Bec my love – Film de Jean Pierre Lefebvre"
''Films du Québec'', March 9, 2014.

Production

''Q-Bec My Love'' was filmed from 8 November to 12 November 1969, with a budget of $25,000 ().

Release

The film was released in Montreal on 12 March 1970, by Faroun Films and grossed $140,000 () at the box office and $7,000 was given to Lefebvre.

Awards

The film was historically most noted for setting off a crisis in the

Canadian Film Awards The Canadian Film Awards were the leading Canadian cinema awards from 1949 until 1978. These honours were conducted annually, except in 1974 when a number of Quebec directors withdrew their participation and prompted a cancellation. In the 1970s ...

, when Lefebvre threatened to withdraw the film from the competition if the Ontario Censor Board did not rescind its demand for the film's explicit sexuality to be edited."Canadian Film Awards copes with string of crises". ''

'', September 28, 1970. Several other filmmakers were also prepared to withdraw in solidarity, although provincial cabinet minister James Auld intervened to dissuade the board from insisting on the cuts. The film screening went ahead, but film directors from Quebec continued to perceive a systemic bias against them; in 1973, a number of Quebec filmmakers entirely boycotted the awards."Rebirth of the film awards". ''

'', October 2, 1975. This later protest resulted in the last-minute cancellation of the 1973 awards ceremony, with the winners announced only at a press conference, and the complete cancellation of the 1974 awards.

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* 1970 films Canadian political satire films Films shot in Quebec Films directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canadian sex comedy films Films set in Quebec Quebec nationalism 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-Canada-film-stub