Le Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French

France

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 French-language drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin

Yves Beauchemin

Yves Beauchemin is a Quebec novelist.Born in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Beauchemin received his degree in French literature and art history at the Université de Montréal in 1965. He taught literature at the Collège Garneau and Université Laval...

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Plot

Florent (Dupire) and his wife Elise (Spaziani) always had one dream: to own a restaurant. When they meet a strange old man, Egon Ratablavasky (Carmet), their dream becomes a reality, but only to quickly turn into a nightmare when they sadly discover they have been tricked by him and lose everything.

Recognition

• 1986
  • Genie Award for Best Music Score - Won - François Dompierre
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
    Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction
    The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian film director.-1st Genie Awards:*Bob Clark, Murder by Decree*Peter Carter, Klondike Fever...
    
     - Nominated - Jean Beaudin
  • Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing
    Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing
    The Genie Award for Best Achievement in Sound Editing is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian sound editor.-16th Genie Awards:...
    
     - Nominated - Serge Viau, Paul Dion
  • Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
    Genie Award for Best Motion Picture
    The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:*The Changeling *Cordélia...
    
     - Nominated - Justine Héroux
  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
    The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actor.-1st Genie Awards:* Christopher Plummer, Murder by Decree...
    
     - Nominated - Serge Dupire
    Serge Dupire
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  • Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
    
     - Nominated - Monique Spaziani
  • Genie Award for Best Screenplay
    Genie Award for Best Screenplay
    The Genie Award for Best Screenplay is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian screenplay.The award's presentation has not always been consistent — in some years, a single award for Best Screenplay has been presented, while in other years separate awards have...
    
     - Nominated - Lise Lemay-Rousseau
• 1985
  • Montreal World Film Festival
    Montreal World Film Festival
    The Montreal World Film Festival , founded in 1977, is one of Canada's oldest international film festivals and the only competitive film festival in North America accredited by the FIAPF...
    
     Jury Prize - Won - Jean Beaudin (Tied with On ne meurt que 2 fois)
  • Montreal World Film Festival Most Popular Film - Won - Jean Beaudin