''The Ideal Man'' (french: L'Homme idéal) is a Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by

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and released in 1996. The film stars Marie-Lise Pilote as Lucie, a successful magazine editor who feels her biological clock ticking as she has reached the age of 35 without becoming a mother, and sets out on a quest to meet as many men as possible over the next three months in the hopes of finally finding the ideal man to father a child. The film's cast also includes

Roy Dupuis Roy Michael Joseph Dupuis (; born April 21, 1963) is a Canadian actor best known in America for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series '' La Femme Nikita''. In Canada, specifically Quebec, he's known for ...

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, Pauline Lapointe,

Denis Bouchard Denis Bouchard (born October 9, 1953) is a Canadian actor and playwright from Quebec. He is most noted for his performances in Denise Filiatrault's 1998 film '' It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'', for which he receive ...

, Patrice L'Ecuyer,

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Martin Drainville Martin Drainville (born August 21, 1964) is a Canadian film and television actor and comedian from Quebec. He is best known for his role in the film '' Louis 19, le roi des ondes'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at ...

and

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. The film received two

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nominations at the

18th Genie Awards The 18th Genie Awards were held on 14 December 1997, to honour the best Canadian films of 1997. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text. References External links Genie Awards 1997 on imdb {{Cana ...

, for Best Original Score (

François Dompierre François Dompierre C.M. (born July 1, 1943) is a Canadian musician, songwriter and composer, best known as a composer of film scores.Best Original Song This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Best Actress#F ...

(Dompierre and

Luc Plamondon Luc Plamondon, OC, CQ (b. March 2, 1942 in Saint-Raymond, Quebec), is a French-Canadian lyricist and music executive. He is best known for his work on the musicals ''Starmania'' and ''Notre-Dame de Paris''. He is the brother of Louis Plamondo ...

for "L'Homme idéal"). It won the award for Best Original Song."Hereafter looks sweeter: Atom Egoyan's movie captures eight Genies". ''

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'', December 15, 1997.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ideal Man, The 1996 films Canadian romantic comedy films Films directed by George Mihalka Quebec films 1996 romantic comedy films 1990s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1990s Canadian films