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2007 film by Patrick Huard
The 3 L'il Pigs
Film poster
FrenchLes 3 p'tits cochons
Directed byPatrick Huard
Written byClaude Lalonde
Pierre Lamothe
Produced byPierre Gendron
Christian Larouche
StarringClaude Legault
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Paul Doucet
CinematographyBernard Couture
Edited byJean-François Bergeron
Music byStéphane Dufour
Distributed byChristal Films
Release date
  • August 10, 2007 (2007-08-10)
Running time124 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

The 3 L'il Pigs (French: Les 3 p'tits cochons) is a 2007 Canadian French-language comedy film. 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 and the Billet d'or at the Jutra Awards.

Plot

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

In 2010, Huard directed File 13 (Filière 13), which reunited the same three core cast members in different roles.

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. While Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge, Paul Doucet, Sophie Prégent [fr] 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. 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

Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref
Genie Awards 2008 Best Actor Claude Legault Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde Nominated
Best Editing Jean-François Bergeron Nominated
Golden Screen Award Pierre Gendron, Christian Larouche Won
Jutra Awards 2008 Best Film Nominated
Best Actor Claude Legault Nominated
Best Actress Isabel Richer Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Paul Doucet Nominated
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Julie Perreault Nominated
Best Screenplay Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde Nominated
Best Art Direction Gilles Aird Nominated
Best Cinematography Bernard Couture Nominated
Best Costume Design Monic Ferland Nominated
Best Hair Johanne Paiement Nominated
Best Makeup Marlène Rouleau Nominated
Best Original Music Stéphane Dufour Nominated
Billet d'or Pierre Gendron, Christian Larouche Won
2009 Most Successful Film Outside Quebec Patrick Huard Nominated

References

  1. Matthew Hays, "Pigs fly high in Quebec". The Globe and Mail, August 30, 2007.
  2. ^ "'Three Little Pigs' to receive Genie for being highest grossing domestic film". Canadian Press, February 26, 2008.
  3. ^ "Continental dominates Jutra". Sherbrooke Record, March 14, 2008.
  4. François Lévesque, "La filière Huard". Le Devoir, July 30, 2010.
  5. "Les 3 p'tits cochons 2: des petits cochons moins cochons". La Presse, July 1, 2016.
  6. Véronique Beaudet, "Les 3 p’tits cochons adapté en France". Le Journal de Montréal, July 13, 2013.
  7. Bruce Kirkland, "They dream of Genies; Canadian directors see films scoop 12 noms each". Winnipeg Sun, January 29, 2008.
  8. "Huard's p'tits cochons film dominates nominations for Quebec's Jutras". CBC News. February 7, 2008.

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