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- 2004
- Unrated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 48 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 48 m
Summary A beguiling story of a ragtag fishing community on a tiny, impoverished island who must persuade a young Montreal-based doctor (Boutin) to live in their town in order to get a much-needed new factory. (Wellspring Media)
Directed By: Jean-François Pouliot
Written By: Ken Scott
- 2004
- Unrated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 48 m
- 2004
- Unrated
- Wellspring Media
- 1 h 48 m
Seducing Doctor Lewis
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6.5
Summary A beguiling story of a ragtag fishing community on a tiny, impoverished island who must persuade a young Montreal-based doctor (Boutin) to live in their town in order to get a much-needed new factory. (Wellspring Media)
Directed By: Jean-François Pouliot
Written By: Ken Scott
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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54% Positive
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46% Mixed
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
59
54% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
46% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Very ''Waking Ned Devine.'' There's shrewd wit to Pouliot's gentle, no-bull farce.
May not offer anything new, but in its well-tested premise, you can't fail to be seduced.
Most important, the film has a terrific supporting character in St. Marie herself, portrayed by the real Canadian island of Harrington Harbour (pop. 300).
The film's warm, sweet sentiments are genial and unchallenging, and its jokes are low-key and gentle.
It's all fitfully amusing, thanks in large part to Bouchard's richly comic performance, but the movie is never very involving, and it overstays its welcome by a good, long while.
Though harmless and amusing, this Quebecois comedy set in an impoverished fishing village is a bit too festooned with provincial humor and a bit too short on memorable perfs or feel-good climaxes to break out commercially beyond French-speaking Canadian territories.
One of those infuriating comedies that practically nudges you in the ribs while you're watching to remind you how cute and funny it is.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 User Ratings
6.5
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Generally Favorable
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6.5
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Production Company
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC),
Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision,
Fonds de télévision et de câblodistribution pour la porduction d'émissions canadiennes,
Max Films Productions,
Musique Plus,
Radio Canada Télévision,
Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC),
Super Ecran,
The Movie Picture,
Téléfilm Canada
Release Date Jun 18, 2004
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating Unrated
Website
http://www.seducingdrlewis.com/
Awards
Jutra Awards
• 7 Wins & 14 Nominations
Genie Awards
• 1 Win & 11 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
