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1981
French release poster
Directed byRicardo Trogi
Written byRicardo Trogi
Produced byNicole Robert
StarringJean-Carl Boucher
Narrated byRicardo Trogi
CinematographySteve Asselin
Edited byYvann Thibaudeau
Music byFrédéric Bégin
Production
company
Distributed byAlliance VivaFilm
Release date
  • September 4, 2009 (2009-09-04)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench
BudgetCA$4.625 million
(US$4.5 million)

1981, longer title 1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur (1981: The Year I Became a Liar), is a 2009 Canadian-French language comedy-drama film from Quebec written and directed by Ricardo Trogi. It was released on September 4, 2009. The film is autobiographical about the youth years of the director as told by him during the film.[1]

The film was the first in what is, as of 2024, a tetralogy of semi-autobigraphical films about Trogi's life, followed by 1987, 1991 and 1995.[2]

Synopsis

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In 1981, 11 year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) and his family arrive in their new home. Having no friends, Ricardo spends his time in a magazine and ask his parents for money. During school, his teacher notices his bad calligraphy and assigns him to Anne Tremblay (Elizabeth Adam) to improve his writing; he falls immediately in love with the classmate. The family faces trouble when the father loses his job and the sister's cat, Caramel, goes missing.

At school, Ricardo tries to gain a reputation after discovering a walkman in order to gain Anne's love. He then befriends the "Red K-Ways" after he lies to promising to give Playboy magazines. During an important school event, Ricardo gives a poor presentation about an important item; Anne presents a marble her deceased cousin gave to her. To get closer to her, Ricardo steals her gift.

After his many lies get suspected by the K-Ways, Ricardo tries to buy a walkman to gain a honest reputation; he encounters his father doing music in a local restaurant. An argument comes with his mother about money and his mother tells him to find a job to pay the things he wants. He then delivers newspapers. Later at home, his father tells Ricardo they have to sell the house.

In the woods, a member of the K-Ways has a meltdown when his father goes to jail; they then revealed they all lied about different topics and they reconcile. Before leaving, Ricardo then decides to go to Anne's home and tells the truth and learns that Anne never had a deceased cousin and the marble was only decorative. Back at home, the family finds Caramel with babies as they depart.

Cast

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  • Jean-Carl Boucher as Ricardo Trogi
  • Sandrine Bisson as Claudette Trogi, Ricardo's mother
  • Claudio Colangelo as Benito Trogi, Ricardo's father
  • Gabriel Maillé as Jérôme, the leader of the "K-Way rouges"
  • Dany Bouchard as Marchand, member of the "K-Way rouges"
  • Léo Caron as Plante, member of the "K-Way rouges"
  • Marjolaine Lemieux as teacher Aline
  • Élizabeth Adam as Anne Tremblay, the beautiful student Ricardo falls in love with
  • Lauriane Fortier as Anne Tremblay's friend
  • Pierre-Xavier Martel as the Nazi
  • Rose Adam [fr] as Nadia Trogi, Ricardo's sister
  • Simone Chevalot as secretary at the school
  • Pierre Mailloux as Mr. Dagenais
  • Jean-Robert Bourdage [fr] as Maître Schneider
  • Mikahel Turcot-Beauchemin
  • Ricardo Trogi as Narrator

Awards

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Genie Awards 2010 Best Actor Jean-Carl Boucher Nominated [3]
Best Art Direction/Production Design Patrice Vermette Nominated
Best Costume Design Anne-Karine Gauthier Nominated
Best Makeup Micheline Trépanier, Linda Gordon Nominated
Jutra Awards 2010 Best Film Nicole Robert Nominated [4]
Best Director Ricardo Trogi Nominated
Best Actor Jean-Carl Boucher Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Sandrine Bisson Won [5]
Best Hairstyling Linda Gordon Won

References

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  1. ^ Brendan Kelly, "Trogi taps his past for charming 1981". Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2009.
  2. ^ Cédric Bélanger, "Ricardo Trogi tourne 1995 à Québec: peut-être le début d’une autre trilogie". Le Journal de Québec, October 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Strauss, Marise (March 1, 2010). "Polytechnique leads Genie race". Playback.
  4. ^ "Prix Jutra: Dédé à travers les brumes part favori". Le Soleil, February 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards". Northern Stars.
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