''The Plouffe Family'' (french: Les Plouffe) is a 1981 Canadian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
, based on
Roger Lemelin's novel about the titular Plouffe family, set during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
.
"Plouffe, Les – Film de Gilles Carle"
''Films du Québec'', March 9, 2009. The film was Canada's submission to the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1981, but was not shortlisted as a nominee for the award.
See also
* ''La famille Plouffe
''La famille Plouffe'' was a Canadian television drama, more specifically a téléroman, about a Quebec City family that first aired in the French language on Société Radio-Canada in 1953. The show was created to fill a void in francophone telev ...
'' television series aired in the 1950s
* '' The Crime of Ovide Plouffe'' 1984 film and 1986 miniseries
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* List of Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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1981 films
1981 drama films
Films based on Canadian novels
English-language Canadian films
Films directed by Gilles Carle
Films set in Quebec City
French-language Canadian films
Canadian drama films
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