''The Comeback'' (french: Cabotins) is a Canadian comedy film, directed by
Alain DesRochers
Alain DesRochers is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. DesRochers studied first at St-Jean-Sur-Richelieu College in the early 1980s and then at Concordia University earning himself a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the end of the decad ...
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Montreal, Quebec.
Acting career
Girard played the role of Rémy, the main character, who is dying of terminal cancer, in the Canadian film ''The Barbarian In ...
as Marcel Lajoie, a failing producer of theatrical
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is ...
s who decides to bring his old troupe together for a reunion show.
The cast includes Pierre-François Legendre, Gaston Lepage,
Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud (born 25 September 1944) is a Canadian actor who has starred in cinema and television in Quebec.
In 1983, he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor for the film '' A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)''. He is also a ...
,
Dorothée Berryman
Dorothée Berryman (born April 28, 1948) is a Canadian actress and singer from Quebec.
Career
Berryman appeared on stage while she was still a student at Laval University. Active since 1971, she pursued a career in musical theatre and television ...
Louis Morissette
Louis Morissette (born July 19, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter from Drummondville, Quebec. He is most noted as a star and writer of the feature films ''The Mirage (Le Mirage)'' and ''The Guide to the Perfect Family (Le Guide de la famil ...
and
Guy Nadon
Guy Nadon, CM (born August 28, 1952 in Montreal, Quebec) is a French-Canadian actor. Though his most notable English-language role was arguably in '' H2O'', his other works have been in his first language of French. In 2010, he was appointed a M ...
.
The film opened in theatres in July 2010.
Berryman won the
Jutra Award
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.Best Supporting Actress at the
13th Jutra Awards The 13th Jutra Awards were held on March 13, 2011 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2010. Nominations were announced on February 9.Marc Cassivi"Soirée des Jutra: Incendies, favori d'un cru relevé" '' La Pr ...
. The film was also nominated for
Best Art Direction
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Best Sound
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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