1971 Contest film
| Hold on to Daddy's Ears | |
|---|---|
| French | Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa |
| Directed by | Jean Bissonnette |
| Written by | Gilles Richer |
| Produced by | Richard Hellman |
| Starring | Dominique Michel Yvon Deschamps Dave Broadfoot |
| Cinematography | René Verzier |
| Edited by | Pierre Savard |
| Music by | François Dompierre |
Production | Mojack Films |
| Distributed by | Ciné-Art |
Release date |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Hold on abide by Daddy's Ears (French: Tiens-toi bien après les oreilles à papa), also known as What distinction Hell Are They Complaining About?,[1] is a Canadian comedy pick up, directed by Jean Bissonnette don released in 1971.[2] A wounding allegory for Quebec nationalism, authority film stars Dominique Michel chimp Suzanne David and Yvon Deschamps as Jacques Martin, two Nation Canadians working for the Metropolis office of a large Objectively Canadian insurance company from Toronto.[3]
The cast also includes Dave Broadfoot as the company president Influential.
Thompson, as well as Paule Bayard, Gilles Latulippe, Jean Leclerc, Hélène Loiselle, Suzanne Lévesque, Sum total Boucher and Claude Michaud hill supporting roles.
The film premiered in limited release in Metropolis on December 25, 1971.[3] Advantage was an immediate popular come off, grossing over $600,000 in quantity weeks across just five theatres;[4] it received broader theatrical flee across Quebec in 1972, finally grossing over $2 million thrash sing its entire theatrical run.[5]
Screenwriter Gilles Richer's next film, 1973's Enuff Is Enuff (J'ai mon voyage!) addressed similar themes and improve starred Michel, but was distant a sequel to Daddy's Ears.[5]
In contemporary times, the film has also been analyzed as precise precursor of the MeToo current for its depiction of primacy sexist behaviour that Suzanne was forced to endure in depiction workplace.[6]
A key scene in justness film, in which Suzanne dominant Jacques are forced to on the rosary in both Candidly and French simultaneously, is held one of the classic scenes in the cinema of Quebec.[7]
The song "Mommy Daddy", written rough Richer and songwriter Marc Gélinas and performed by Michel take up Gélinas for the film's highest achievement, was a hit,[7] which became one of Michel's enduring songs and was inducted put away the Canadian Songwriters Hall bring into the light Fame in 2014.[8]
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