Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction)

2004

Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction)

Critics Consensus

A quirky and occasionally funny TV-sitcom blown up to feature length.

68%

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: 66

86%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 5,737
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Movie Info

St. Marie-La-Mauderne is a tiny fishing village in what some may call the middle of nowhere. For eight years the locals have stood in line for weekly welfare checks, wearing patched sweaters and glum expressions, and remembering the good old days when the catch was good, the fishermen were proud, and life seemed a lot more magical. Then one day, a chance at salvation: a small company wants to build a factory on the island, but only if a full-time doctor lives in St. Marie. The situation seems hopeless until a young doctor in Montreal has an unfortunate incident with a traffic cop and finds himself on a boat to the faraway village. But how to convince handsome, young, urbane Dr. Lewis to stay in this dreary little spot on the map? As it turns out, the answer lies in just a bit of seductive subterfuge--along with a tapped phone, a hastily assembled cricket team, and something called Festival de Beef Stroganoff.

Cast

Raymond Bouchard
as Germain Lesage
Guy-Daniel Tremblay
as Rolland Lesage
Nadia Drouin
as Simone Lesage
Bruno Blanchet
as Steve Laurin
Rita Lafontaine
as Hélène Lesage
Pierre Collin
as Yvon Brunet
Lucie Laurier
as Ève Beauchemin
Dominic Michon-Dagenais
as Jeune Germain
Roc LaFortune
as Charles Campeau
Clemence DesRochers
as Clothilde Brunet
Réal Bossé
as Denis Lacoste
Marie-France Lambert
as Sylvie Auget
Guy Vaillancourt
as Claude Larivée
David Boutin
as Dr Christopher Lewis
Donald Pilon
as Monsieur Dupré
Nathalie Gascon
as Madame Martin
Ken Scott (V)
as Richard Auger
Benoit Brière
as Henri Giroux
Jean-Pierre Gonthier
as Mayor Réal Fournier
Marc Legault
as Marcel Sigouin
Caroline Bouchard
as Lucie Giroux
Betty Jones
as Marlène Giroux
Denis Houle
as Bartender
Claude Gasse
as Waiter
Nadia Rowsell
as Valérie Fournier
Alexandrine Agostini
as Francine Fournier
Gilles Pelletier
as Alphonse Pinsonneault
Frédéric Desager
as Dr Paul Gosselin
Philippe Daneault
as Runner
Louis-Philippe Dury
as Jules Auger
Raphaël Grenier
as Jacob Auger
Daniel Rousse
as Marcel Thibodeau
Caroline Neron
as Voice of Brigitte
Louis Wiriot
as Cook
Serge Christiaenssens
as Monsieur Nadeau
Louis Philippe Dandenault
as Bertrand Pitt
Manon Gauthier
as Mireille Laurin
Véronique Pinette
as Chloé Landry
Gisèle Trépanier
as Denise Campeau
Luc-Martial Dagenais
as Lawyer
Jean-Marie Benoit
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Critic Reviews for Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction)

All Critics (66) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (21)

  • The best thing about Seducing Dr. Lewis is that, like the villagers, director Pouliot and writer Ken Scott seem to grow the story, and our affection for these characters, organically.

    Dec 10, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Terry Lawson

    Detroit Free Press
    Top Critic

  • It's great to escape to these fantasy burgs, especially if they're as quaint and colorfully peopled as Ste. Marie-La Mauderne.

    Dec 3, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

    Roger Moore

    Orlando Sentinel
    Top Critic

  • Heart-warming fun it is, and heck, after getting to know its quirky people, it might not be that bad moving to Ste. Marie-la- Mauderne.

    Oct 1, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Marta Barber

    Miami Herald
    Top Critic

  • You'll enjoy spending a little time with these people, as the film performs a low-key but irresistible seduction of its own.

    Aug 20, 2004 | Rating: 3/4

    Moira MacDonald

    Seattle Times
    Top Critic

  • Seducing Dr. Lewis has its warm moments, but it suffers from fuzzy thinking, and that's no way to seduce anyone.

    Aug 6, 2004 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

    Ruthe Stein

    San Francisco Chronicle
    Top Critic

  • Sails by on charm and confident character acting, even if it's navigating well-charted waters.

    Aug 5, 2004 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Robert K. Elder

    Chicago Tribune
    Top Critic
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Audience Reviews for Seducing Doctor Lewis (La grande séduction)

  • Aug 29, 2011
    Charming Québecois film that I thank the Toronto Public Library for stocking. (Note to all non-Torontonians: our current mayor is trying to privatize our library system, or if not that, then cut out its heart. I'm not sure that I would ever discover under-marketed Canadian films without our library system, which would be a shame because they only rarely disappoint.) So, about this movie itself: a very small, remote community is trying to land a factory, but the owners won't move there without there being a doctor in town. When the mayor packs up and leaves under cover of night, a local man attempts to convince the townspeople to pull themselves up by their bootstraps and show the newly arrived Dr. Lewis - exiled there as community service for a misdemeanour - the beauty and charm of small-town life. The ending is a little tidy for me, but overall it's a pleasure to watch. A movie you won't be sorry to have seen, if you can manage to track it down - check your local library first!
    Daniel P Super Reviewer
  • Jan 11, 2008
    A charming French-Canadian movie about a very small town where everyone's out of work. In order to get a badly needed factory built there, they need to sign on a town doctor. The antics they go to are pretty comical. I was told this movie compares to the TV program 'Northern Exposure' so I rented it for my husband because he really liked that show. He wasn't crazy about reading the subtitles but he thought this movie was funny in spite of that.
    Ida K Super Reviewer
  • Jul 17, 2006
    Obviously a classic among 'québécois' films. And I obviously liked it because my dad plays a damn great part in it... Hehe...
    Laurence C Super Reviewer
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