Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
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Music director Jean-Marie Benoit Country Canada | 6/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Romance Duration | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 25 March 1994 (1994-03-25) Writer Claude Beaucage (script doctor), Sylvie Bouchard, Emile Gaudreault, Michel Michaud, Michel Poulette Cast , Zenhu Han , Chantal Fontaine , Gilbert Lachance , , Patricia Tulasne Screenplay Michel Poulette, Emile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard, Claude Beaucage, Michel Michaud Similar movies Cinema of Quebec movies, Comedies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (French: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1994.
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The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on TV. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to become a reality show: he is followed around by a cameraman 24 hours a day for three months, and when his life doesn't make for compelling viewing, the show's producers decide to manipulate his life to make the show more exciting.
The film was directed by Michel Poulette, and written by Poulette, Sylvie Bouchard, Michel Michaud and Émile Gaudreault.
Cast
Awards
The film won the Claude Jutra Award for the best feature film by a first-time Canadian film director, and the Golden Reel Award for the year's top-grossing film, in 1994. It was also a nominee for Best Motion Picture, but lost to Exotica.
Remake
The American film EDtv was an adaptation of Louis 19.
References
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