Vile & Miserable
| Vile & Miserable | |
|---|---|
| French | Vil & Misérable |
| Directed by | Jean-François Leblanc |
| Written by | Jean-François Leblanc Samuel Cantin |
| Based on | Vil & Misérable by Samuel Cantin |
| Produced by | Fanny Drew Sarah Mannering |
| Starring | Fabien Cloutier Pier-Luc Funk Chantal Fontaine Alexis Martin |
| Cinematography | François Messier-Rheault |
| Edited by | Jules Saulnier |
| Music by | Mathieu David Gagnon |
Production company | Colonelle Films |
| Distributed by | Entract |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
Vile & Miserable (French: Vil & Misérable) is a Canadian fantasy comedy film, directed by Jean-François Leblanc and released in 2024.[1]
An adaptation of the graphic novel by Samuel Cantin,[2] the film stars Fabien Cloutier as Lucien Vil, a misanthropic demon who has been living on earth for 350 years running a used bookstore inside a car dealership; one day, dealership owner Sylvie (Chantal Fontaine) hires Daniel Lamontagne (Pier-Luc Funk) as a new assistant for Lucien against his wishes, with the two developing an unlikely friendship as they set out to recover a shipment of rare books stolen by the Mafia from a shipping container at the Port of Montreal.[3]
The cast also includes Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Alexis Martin, Éric Robidoux, Rodley Pitt, Florence Blain Mbaye, Sébastien Leblanc, Bernard Fortin, Anne Boulianne, Guillaume Girard, Robert Ung and Justin Leyrolles-Bouchard in supporting roles.
Distribution
[edit]The film premiered on November 13, 2024, at the Cinemania film festival,[4] before going into commercial release in February 2025.[5]
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec Cinema Awards | 2025 | Best Supporting Actor | Alexis Martin | Nominated | [6] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Chantal Fontaine | Nominated | |||
| Best Art Direction | Ludovic Dufresne | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Gabrielle Lauzier | Won | |||
| Best Sound | Jean-Sébastien Beaudoin-Gagnon, Simon Gervais, Bernard Gariépy Strobl | Nominated | |||
| Best Hairstyling | Jonathan Paulin | Nominated | |||
| Best Makeup | Léonie Lévesque-Robert, Bruno Gatien, Stefan Ashdown, Caroline Aquin | Won | |||
| Best Visual Effects | Marc Hall, David Atexide | Nominated | |||
| Best First Film | Jean-François Leblanc, Samuel Cantin | Won | |||
| Prix collégial du cinéma québécois | 2026 | Best Feature Film | Jean-François Leblanc | Nominated | [7] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Vil & Misérable – Film de Jean-François Leblanc". Films du Québec, February 2, 2025.
- ↑ Charles Rioux, "Fabien Cloutier, le démon en spandex de Vil et misérable". Ici Radio-Canada, February 6, 2025.
- ↑ Maxime Demers, "Critique du film «Vil & Misérable»: une comédie délicieusement absurde". Le Journal de Montréal, February 6, 2025.
- ↑ "VIL & MISÉRABLE, un film de Jean-François Leblanc, en présentation gala à CINEMANIA le 13 novembre 2024 !". CTVM, October 31, 2024.
- ↑ Jean Siag, "Diablement drôle". La Presse, February 7, 2025.
- ↑ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux Prix IRIS 2025". CTVM, October 8, 2025.
- ↑ Charles-Henri Ramond, "(PCCQ 2026) Les finalistes dévoilés". Films du Québec, January 14, 2026.
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