Good Riddance (film)

Infobox Film
name = Good Riddance

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director = Francis Mankiewicz
producer = Marcia Couëlle
Claude Godbout
writer = Réjean Ducharme
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starring = Charlotte Laurier
Marie Tifo
Germain Houde
music = Bernard Buisson
cinematography = Michel Brault
editing = André Corriveau
distributor = Pan-Canadian Film Distributors
released = 29 February, 1980 (Canada)
12 January, 1981 (USA)
runtime = 120 mins
country = Canada
language = French
budget = CAD 632,000 (estimated)
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imdb_id = 0078894

"Good Riddance" ( _fr. Les Bons débarras) is a 1980 French-language Canadian drama film. Directed by Francis Mankiewicz and written by Réjean Ducharme, the film concerns Manon (Charlotte Laurier), a rebellious young girl who lives with her mother Michelle (Marie Tifo) and her alcoholic uncle Guy (Germain Houde).

Acclaim

"Good Riddance" is widely considered one of the classic films in both Quebec and Canadian cinema. [ [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0011665 The Canadian Encyclopedia: Les Bons débarras/Good Riddance ] ] It won the Genie Award for Best Canadian Film. It has been designated and preserved as a "masterwork" by the Audio-Visual Preservation Trust of Canada, a charitable non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of Canada’s audio-visual heritage. [ [http://avtrust.ca/masterworks/2006/en_film_2.htm AV Trust | Preserving Canada's Visual and Audio Treasures | Les bons débarras] ]

References

External links

* [http://filmreferencelibrary.ca/index.asp?layid=44&csid1=7&navid=87&fid3=555&offset=30 Canadian Film Encyclopedia] , a publication of The Film Reference Library/a division of the Toronto International Film Festival Group.
*imdb title|id=0078894|title=Les Bons débarras