Oakville Festivals of Film and Art presents The Grand Seduction

Film.Ca Cinemas

Oakville

April 16, 2025

7:30 PM

$0.00

English

The Oakville Festivals of Film and Art is screening the hilarious film The Grand Seduction. Featuring a live Q&A from actress Liane Balaban, as well as a recorded introduction from the film’s acclaimed director Don McKellar.

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The Grand Seduction

Director Don McKellar

Run Time 113min

Genre Comedy, Drama

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Summary

A funny and fresh English-language adaptation of the 2003 Quebecois comedy La grande séduction, this film tells the tale of a small fishing village in Newfoundland that must secure a new doctor in order to keep the community alive.

When city doctor Paul Lewis (Kitsch) arrives for a court-ordered trial residence, the townsfolk rally to charm and hoodwink him into staying. Under the guidance of an unemployed fisherman (Gleeson), they go to hilarious lengths to fabricate all the amenities of the big city and make it seem as though their sleepy town has everything Dr. Lewis could possibly want. Will the good doc fall for their tricks, or will he see through them to the truth about small town life?

Cast Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban

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Yukon

Guests

Don McKellar

Show Bio

A Member of the Order of Canada, McKellar is a prolific writer, filmmaker and actor whose work has garnered numerous awards. He wrote Highway 61, The Red Violin and Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould, and he wrote, directed and starred in Childstar and Last Night (which won the Prix de la jeunesse at the Cannes film festival). As an actor, he has starred in films such as Meditation Park and David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future. McKellar has also worked extensively in television, directing the series Sensitive Skin, as well as creating and showrunning The Sympathizer with Park Chan-wook.

Liane Balaban

Event Primary Language

English

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Venue deemed accessible by event host. Wheelchair accessible.

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