Willie
Climb in, turn the key, engines ready, off we go…3,000 kilometres of highway, Florida–Montreal in a matter of days, and nearly 70 years of memories going past the windows of a blue Cadillac…This is Willie, a miniseries that feels like a road movie, freely inspired by the life of Willie Lamothe, charismatic personality and shining star of Quebecois country music.
Willie returns to Montreal to be honoured during a grand televised gala. In the company of his wife Jeannette and his chauffeur, he looks back at his professional and family lives. The former is a success, the latter a failure. Memories flow. With them comes the dawning of a new awareness by both Willie and Jeannette that they have experienced the same events from very different perspectives and that they are perhaps communicating for the first time…at last.
Starring
Luc Guérin
François L’Écuyer
Nathalie Mallette
Marcel Sabourin
Authors
Jean Beaudin, Claude Paquette et Marcel Sabourin
Director
Jean Beaudin
Producer
Luc Wiseman
Production
Avanti Ciné Vidéo
Awards and distinctions
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) |
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Year2001 | AwardGémeaux | CategoryBest costume creation: all categories | Recipient(s)Denis Sperdouklis |
Year2001 | AwardGémeaux | CategoryBest performance by lead male role: drama series | Recipient(s)Luc Guérin |
Year2001 | AwardGémeaux | CategoryBest set: all categories | Recipient(s)Michel Proulx |
Year2001 | AwardGémeaux | CategoryBest makeup: all categories | Recipient(s)Kathryn Casault |