French
DeutschThe 3 L'il Pigs
| The 3 L'il Pigs | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Les 3 p'tits cochons |
| Directed by | Patrick Huard |
| Written by | Claude Lalonde Pierre Lamothe |
| Produced by | Pierre Gendron Christian Larouche |
| Starring | Claude Legault Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Paul Doucet |
| Cinematography | Bernard Couture |
| Edited by | Jean-François Bergeron |
| Music by | Stéphane Dufour |
| Distributed by | Christal Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The 3 L'il Pigs (French: Les 3 p'tits cochons) is a 2007 Canadian French-language comedy film.[1] The directorial debut of comedian and actor Patrick Huard, it was the top-grossing Canadian film of 2007, winning both the Golden Reel Award at the 28th Genie Awards[2] and the Billet d'or at the Jutra Awards.[3]
Plot
[edit]Two brothers (Legault, Lemay-Thivierge) discuss the positive and negative aspects of adultery as their mother lies beside them in a coma, while their brother Rémi (Doucet) attempts to discourage them. Their conversations become more explicit as time passes.
A scene in the film reveals that Rémi is bisexual and in the closet, a storyline which is explored in more depth in the sequel.
Related films
[edit]In 2010, Huard directed File 13 (Filière 13), which reunited the same three core cast members in different roles.[4]
A true sequel, The 3 L'il Pigs 2 (Les 3 p'tits cochons 2), was released in 2016, from the same writers but directed by Jean-François Pouliot.[5] While Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Paul Doucet, Sophie Prégent and Isabel Richer all reprised their roles, Claude Legault did not, so Mathieu was instead played by Patrice Robitaille.
A French remake entitled The Big Bad Wolf (Le Grand Méchant Loup) was released in 2013.[6] The film was written and directed by filmmaking duo Nicolas & Bruno and stars Benoît Poelvoorde, Kad Merad, Fred Testot, Valérie Donzelli, Charlotte Le Bon, Zabou Breitman, Cristiana Reali, Léa Drucker and Linh Dan Pham among others.
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matthew Hays, "Pigs fly high in Quebec". The Globe and Mail, August 30, 2007.
- ^ a b "'Three Little Pigs' to receive Genie for being highest grossing domestic film". Canadian Press, February 26, 2008.
- ^ a b "Continental dominates Jutra". Sherbrooke Record, March 14, 2008.
- ^ François Lévesque, "La filière Huard". Le Devoir, July 30, 2010.
- ^ "Les 3 p'tits cochons 2: des petits cochons moins cochons". La Presse, July 1, 2016.
- ^ Véronique Beaudet, "Les 3 p’tits cochons adapté en France". Le Journal de Montréal, July 13, 2013.
- ^ Bruce Kirkland, "They dream of Genies; Canadian directors see films scoop 12 noms each". Winnipeg Sun, January 29, 2008.
- ^ "Huard's p'tits cochons film dominates nominations for Quebec's Jutras". CBC News. February 7, 2008.