| release date: | September 5, 2003
Tuesday April 27, 2004 (dvd/video) |
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| genre: | Comedy |
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| running time: | 115 min. |
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| director: | Louis Bélanger |
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| studio: | Odeon Films |
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| producer(s): | Lorraine Dufour |
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| screenplay: | Louis Bélanger |
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| cast: | Serge Thériault, Gilles Renaud, Sébastien Delorme, Danny Gilmore, Maxime Dumontier, Fanny Mallette, Daniel Gadouas |
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Current Tribute rating: 1.78  Rate Movie User Reviews |
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Gaz Bar Blues Movie Synopsis
Mr. Brochu, a.k.a “the Boss,” runs his gas station as best he can, despite repeated thefts and hold-ups, competition from the self-serve stations in the neighborhood, the onset of Parkinson’s, and his strained relationship with his two eldest sons – who want more out of life than running the Champlain gas station. Through the minor tragedies of the Boss’s life we meet the locals who hang around, trade stories, share a good laugh or two…
A touching paean to small town life in rural Québec, `Gaz Bar Blues` paints an emotional landscape in brave strokes. Its central characters are real people with real problems and force us to examine common issues we sometimes neglect to examine in ourselves. At the core of the film lies the ugly fact that people can self destruct without proper nurturing - hardly a new concept - but its real strength is when, through the eyes of the main character, we are confronted with the question "How does one cope with life`s unpleasant realities in the face of inevitable change?" -W.M. Coughlan
What a terrific movie, filled with real characters living real lives. Proves once again that all the talk about the good things happening in Quebec cinema is worth listening to (then see the movies!). Leave the Hollywood sclhock to those whose senses need to be numbed in order to be "entertained". Similar to a lot of excellent British moviemaking going on at present, I loved Gaz Bar Blues simply for what it appeared to me to be: a quiet, thoughtful, well written slice of Quebec life. Bravo!
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