Louis 19, King of the Airwaves
| Louis 19, le roi des ondes | |
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| Directed by | Michel Poulette |
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| Music by | Jean-Marie Benoît |
| Cinematography | Daniel Jobin |
| Edited by | Denis Papillon |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (French: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in 1994.
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
- Martin Drainville : Louis Jobin
- Zenhu Han : Sam Ying
- Chantal Fontaine : la reporter
- Gilbert Lachance : Remi
- Jean L'Italien : Roger
- Dominique Michel : Aline Jobin
- Alexandra Boulianne : une chanteuse de la chorale
- Mireille Thibault : une chanteuse de la chorale
- Sylvie Bouchard : une chanteuse de la chorale
- Yves Jacques : Michel Gobeil
- Carol Jones : une gardienne de sécurité
- Patricia Tulasne : Charlotte Dubreuil
- Marcela Seguel : Marie-Laurence Despins
- Stephanie Laplante : scripte télé
- Pierre Paquin : réalisateur télé
- Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge : le technicien de la régie
Voice cast
English
| Role | Actor original (Quebec) | Actor of voice (Canada) |
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| Louis Jobin | Martin Drainville | |
| Sam Ying | Zenhu Han | |
| The reporter | Chantal Fontaine | |
| Remi | Gilbert Lachance | |
| Roger | Jean L'Italien | |
| Aline Jobin | Dominique Michel | |
| Michel Gobeil | Yves Jacques | |
| Charlotte Dubreuil | Patricia Tulasne | |
| Marie-Laurence Despins | Marcela Seguel |
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.