''There's Always a Way to Find a Way'' (french: Y'a toujours moyen de moyenner!) is a

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 ...

ois film directed by

Denis Héroux Denis Héroux, (; July 15, 1940 – December 10, 2015) was a Canadian film director and producer. Biography Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was the older brother of prolific Quebec film and television producer Claude Héroux. Héroux wanted to bec ...

and with a scenario by

Marcel Lefebvre Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre (; 29 November 1905 – 25 March 1991) was a French Catholic archbishop who greatly influenced modern traditional Catholicism. In 1970, he founded the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a community to train ...

with input from Héroux,

Guy Fournier Guy Fournier, CM (born 23 July 1931 in Waterloo, Quebec) is a Quebec author, playwright, and screenwriter. From 8 September 2005 to 19 September 2006 he was chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Personal li ...

Gilles Gauthier Gilles Gauthier (September 3, 1935 – August 17, 2015) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was a Member of the National Assembly. Background He was born on September 3, 1935, in Louiseville, Quebec, and was a lawyer. Federal Politics ...

, and Jean-Guy Moreau; it was released in 1973.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian. Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 216.

Plot summary

A Quebec comedy about an ordinary man ( Jean-Guy Moreau) and his overly active and imaginative brother-in-law (

Willie Lamothe Willie Lamothe was the stage name of Joachim Guillaume Lamothe (January 27, 1920 – October 19, 1992), a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec.

) who tells a lie about why he was late coming in to his bank-teller job. One thing leads to another, and confusion and mayhem are unleashed. An early film role for Quebec singing star

Dominique Michel Dominique Michel, OC, CQ (born ''Aimée Sylvestre''; September 24, 1932 in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec) is a Quebec comedian, actress, singer and artist. Biography She began her career in cabarets performing songs written by Raymond Lévesque and subse ...

, who had a hit with the film's title song released as a duet with Lamothe.

Cast

* Jean-Guy Moreau : Sam * Yvan Ducharme : Yvan *

Willie Lamothe Willie Lamothe was the stage name of Joachim Guillaume Lamothe (January 27, 1920 – October 19, 1992), a Canadian musician and actor from Quebec.

: Willie Turgeon *

: The Mother Superior * Danielle Ouimet : Marie *

Denise Pelletier Denise Pelletier, Order of Canada, OC (May 22, 1923 – May 24, 1976) was a Canadian actress. Early life Pelletier was born in 1923 in Saint-Jovite, Quebec to Albert Pelletier, a literary critic, and Marie-Reine Vaugeois. She had a brother, Gille ...

Gilles Latulippe Gilles Latulippe CM CQ (31 August 1937 – 23 September 2014) was a Québécois actor, comedian and theatre director and manager. Latulippe was a central figure in the history of comic theatre in Quebec. In 1998, he was named Quebec's favourit ...

* Roger Garand * Aglaë *

Paul Berval Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

Clémence DesRochers Clémence DesRochers OC (born 23 November 1933) is a Canadian actress, humourist, singer, and author. Life She was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 23 November 1933. At the age of 17, she went to Montreal where she entered the normal school. She the ...

André Gagnon André Gagnon (2 August 1936 – 3 December 2020) was a Canadian pianist, composer, conductor, arranger, and actor, known for his fusion of classical and pop styles,Jean-Pierre Thiollet, ''88 notes pour piano solo'', Neva Editions, 2015, p.16 ...

* Benoît Marleau * Paolo Noël * Céline Bernier * Jacques Bouchard * Claude-Jean Devirieux *

Robert Desroches Robert Desroches (14 July 1929 – 15 June 2021) was a Canadian actor. He was in the troupe at the for several decades. Filmography Television *' (1958) *' (1958–1959) *' (1959–1962) *' (1960–1964) *' (1963) *' (1965) *'' Moi et l' ...

Marcel Fournier Marcel may refer to: People * Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel * Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder * Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...

* Robert Gillet * Toto Gingras *

Raymond Guilbeault Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

Nettie Harris Nettie may refer to: Literature * The Nettie Palmer Prize for Non-fiction, an Australian literary award offered for a published work of non-fiction and a component of the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award Medicine * Nettie pot, also ne ...

* Gaétan Lafrance *

Jacques Morency Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

* Diane Noël * Fernand Patry * François Piazza *

Simone Piuze Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

Gilles Proulx Gilles Proulx (born April 5, 1940) is a Canadian radio and television host in the province of Quebec. His radio career began in 1962, notably working for CHMP-FM and currently for Quebecor and Radio Ville-Marie. A strong Quebec nationalist, know ...

* Aimé Taillon * Jean Guida

References

External links

* 1973 films Films directed by Denis Héroux Films shot in Montreal 1973 comedy films Canadian comedy films 1970s French-language films French-language Canadian films 1970s Canadian films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub