''Québec-Montréal'' is a 2002 Canadian comedy film, directed by

Ricardo Trogi Ricardo Trogi (born March 25, 1970) is a Canadians, Canadian filmmaker, director and actor. Career Trogi was born in Quebec City, Quebec. He began his filmmaking career as a contestant in the 1994-95 edition of ''La Course destination monde'', ty ...

."Québec-Montréal – Film de Ricardo Trogi"
''Films du Québec'', March 15, 2009.

Plot

Nine young adults, all on the cusp of turning 30 and dealing with complex questions about life and love, whose lives intersect on four separate

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s from

Quebec City Quebec City is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Census Metropolitan Area (including surrounding communities) had a populati ...

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

along

Quebec Autoroute 20 Autoroute 20 is a Quebec Autoroutes of Quebec, Autoroute, following the Saint Lawrence River through one of the more densely populated parts of Canada, with its central section forming the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway from the Quebec ...

, with one memorable scene of Pierre-François conversing with an animated moose of a road sign about the bigger schemes of life.

Cast

* Patrice Robitaille as Rob * Jean-Philippe Pearson as J.P. * Stéphane Breton as Rivard *

François Létourneau François Létourneau (born 1974 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Sainte-Foy, Quebec) is a Canadians, Canadian actor and writer, best known as co-creator and star of the television series ''Les Invincibles'', ''Série noire (2014 TV series), Série noire'' ...

as Cossette *

Isabelle Blais Isabelle Sophie Emilie Blais (born June 21, 1975) is a Canadian film and television actress and singer. History Isabelle Blais was born on June 21, 1975, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She is a graduate of the Montreal campus of the Conservatoi ...

as Katherine * Julie LeBreton as Julie * Pierre-François Legendre as Pierre-François * Tony Conte as Demers * Patrick Baby as Pelletier *

Benoît Gouin Benoît Gouin (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian actor from Pointe-du-Lac, Quebec.Natalie Slight"Benoît Gouin: l’amitié, au coeur de son métier" ''7 Jours'', September 9, 2019. He is most noted as a two-time Jutra Award nominee for Best ...

as Mike Gauvin * Brigitte St-Aubin as Mylène *

Marie-Ginette Guay Marie-Ginette Guay is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. She is most noted for her performance as Lucette Simoneau in the film ''Continental, a Film Without Guns (Continental, un film sans fusil)'', for which she was a Genie Award ...

as Ghisèle

Reception

Awards

''Québec-Montréal'' garnered four

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nominations at the

23rd Genie Awards The 23rd Genie Awards were held in 2003 to honour films released in 2002. The ceremony was hosted by Arsinée Khanjian and Peter Keleghan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner in each category is shown in bold text. References {{Canadia ...

in 2003, including

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and Best Editing. It won four

Jutra Award Jutras may have several meanings : * Claude Jutra: an award-winning French Canadian filmmaker **Jutra Award: Film awards formerly given in the Canadian province of Quebec, named after the filmmaker and now known as Prix Iris **The Claude Jutra Awa ...

s at the

5th Jutra Awards The 5th Jutra Awards were held on February 23, 2003 to honour films made with the participation of the Quebec film industry in 2002.Brendan Kelly"‘Seraphin’ tops list at Jutra noms" ''Variety'', January 28, 2003. '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone ...

, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress (Blais),"Quebec-Montreal wins Jutra best film award"
'' Playback'', March 3, 2003. and was nominated but did not win for Best Actor (Robitaille), Best Supporting Actor (Gouin) and Best Score.

References

External links

* 2002 films 2000s French-language films 2002 comedy films Films set in Quebec Films directed by Ricardo Trogi Canadian comedy road movies 2000s comedy road movies Best Film Prix Iris winners French-language Canadian films 2000s Canadian films French-language comedy films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub