The 3 L'il Pigs

The 3 L'il Pigs
The 3 L'il Pigs
	Film poster
French	Les 3 p'tits cochons
Directed by	Patrick Huard
Written by	Claude Lalonde; Pierre Lamothe
Produced by	Pierre Gendron; Christian Larouche
Starring	Claude Legault; Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge; Paul Doucet
Cinematography	Bernard Couture
Edited by	Jean-François Bergeron
Music by	Stéphane Dufour
Distributed by	Christal Films
Release date	August 10, 2007;
Running time	124 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The 3 L'il Pigs (Template:Lang-fr) is a 2007 Canadian French-language comedy film. The directorial debut of comedian and actor Patrick Huard, the film won the Golden Reel Award at the 28th Genie Awards and the Billet d'or at the Jutra Awards as top-grossing film of 2007 in Quebec.

A sequel, The 3 L'il Pigs 2, was released in 2016.^[1]

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.

Awards

Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Claude Legault - nominee
Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge - nominee
Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Pierre Lamothe, Claude Lalonde - nominees
Genie Award for Best Achievement in Editing - Jean-François Bergeron - nominee

Sequel

A sequel 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 didn't, so Mathieu was instead played by Patrice Robitaille.

Remake

A French remake entitled The Big Bad Wolf (Le Grand Méchant Loup in French speaking markets) was released in 2013.^[2] 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.

References

^ "Les 3 p'tits cochons 2: des petits cochons moins cochons". La Presse, July 1, 2016.
^ Véronique Beaudet, "Les 3 p’tits cochons adapté en France". Le Journal de Montréal, July 13, 2013.

External links

[1] "Les 3 p'tits cochons 2: des petits cochons moins cochons". La Presse, July 1, 2016.

[2] Véronique Beaudet, "Les 3 p’tits cochons adapté en France". Le Journal de Montréal, July 13, 2013.

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