The Handyman (1980 film)

The Handyman
The Handyman
French	L'Homme à tout faire
Directed by	Micheline Lanctôt
Written by	Micheline Lanctôt
Produced by	René Malo
Starring	Jocelyn Bérubé; Andrée Pelletier
Cinematography	André Gagnon
Edited by	Annick de Bellefeuille
Music by	François Lanctôt
Distributed by	René Malo Films
Release date	March 14, 1980;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Budget	$ 550,000 (estimated)

The Handyman (French: L'Homme à tout faire) is a 1980 Canadian drama/romance film directed by Micheline Lanctôt.^[1]

Plot

The film centres on Armand Dorion (Jocelyn Bérubé), a shy, self-conscious man who works as a handyman; after he is hired to do some work for Thérèse St-Amant (Andrée Pelletier), a married woman who turns out to be as shy and self-conscious as him, the two begin a love affair.^[2]

The cast also includes Marcel Sabourin as Georges, Armand's gay roommate who works as a limousine driver and has unrequited feelings of his own for Armand.^[3]

Reception

The film earned six Genie Award nominations at the 2nd Genie Awards in 1981.

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Genie Awards	March 12, 1981	Best Motion Picture	René Malo	Nominated	^[4]
		Best Actor	Jocelyn Bérubé	Nominated
		Best Actress	Andrée Pelletier	Nominated
		Best Director	Micheline Lanctôt	Nominated
		Best Original Screenplay	Micheline Lanctôt	Nominated
		Best Art Direction/Production Design	Normand Sarazin	Nominated

References

^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 92.
^ Carole Corbeil, "Berube draws on his background to portray well-crafted Handyman". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.
^ Jay Scott, "Poised for stardom, Andree Pelletier steals The Handyman's show". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1980.
^ Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.

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[pratley-1] Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 92.

[2] Carole Corbeil, "Berube draws on his background to portray well-crafted Handyman". The Globe and Mail, February 26, 1981.

[3] Jay Scott, "Poised for stardom, Andree Pelletier steals The Handyman's show". The Globe and Mail, May 13, 1980.

[4] Jay Scott, "Genie nominations released". The Globe and Mail, February 10, 1981.

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