Louis 19, King of the Airwaves

Louis 19, le roi des ondes
Directed by Michel Poulette
Produced by
  • Jacques Dorfmann
  • Pierre Laberge
Written by
  • Sylvie Bouchard
  • Émile Gaudreault
  • Michel Michaud
  • Michel Poulette
Starring
Music by Jean-Marie Benoît
Cinematography Daniel Jobin
Edited by Denis Papillon
Release date
  • 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25)
Running time
 95 minutes
Country Canada
Language French

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (French: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1994.[1]

The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to become a reality show: he is followed around by a cameraman 24 hours a day for three months, and when his life doesn't make for compelling viewing, the show's producers decide to manipulate his life to make the show more exciting.[2]

The film was directed by Michel Poulette, and written by Poulette, Sylvie Bouchard, Michel Michaud and Émile Gaudreault.

Cast

  • Martin Drainville : Louis Jobin
  • Zenhu Han : Sam Ying
  • Chantal Fontaine : la reporter
  • Gilbert Lachance : Remi
  • Jean L'Italien : Roger
  • Dominique Michel : Aline Jobin
  • Alexandra Boulianne : une chanteuse de la chorale
  • Mireille Thibault : une chanteuse de la chorale
  • Sylvie Bouchard : une chanteuse de la chorale
  • Yves Jacques : Michel Gobeil
  • Carol Jones : une gardienne de sécurité
  • Patricia Tulasne : Charlotte Dubreuil
  • Marcela Seguel : Marie-Laurence Despins
  • Stephanie Laplante : scripte télé
  • Pierre Paquin : réalisateur télé
  • Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge : le technicien de la régie

Awards

The film won the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time Canadian film director,[3] and the Golden Reel Award for the year's top-grossing film,[4] in 1994. It was also a nominee for Best Motion Picture,[5] but lost to Exotica.

Remake

The American film EDtv was an adaptation of Louis 19.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "In new Quebec comedy, the joke's on paying public". Montreal Gazette, April 2, 1994.
  2. ↑ "Film Review: Louis 19". The Globe and Mail, April 22, 1994.
  3. ↑ "Quebec director wins Jutra award". The Globe and Mail, November 4, 1994.
  4. ↑ "Quebec comedy wins box office prize". Toronto Star, November 2, 1994.
  5. ↑ "Exotica snaps up 13 Genie nominations". Hamilton Spectator, October 20, 1994.
  6. ↑ "EDtv a fun, fluffy Truman Show". Montreal Gazette, March 26, 1999.
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