Product Details

• Actors: David Boutin, Lucie Laurier, Raymond Bouchard, Dominic Michon-Dagenais, Guy-Daniel Tremblay
• Directors: Jean-François Pouliot
• Writers: Ken Scott
• Producers: Luc Vandal, Roger Frappier
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: French (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Fox Lorber
• DVD Release Date: January 25, 2005
• Run Time: 108 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006H30F4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,568 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Seducing Dr. Lewis" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

A much-needed boost in the form of a new factory is promised to the reisdents of the tiny fishing village st. Marie-la-mauderne provided they can lure a doctor to take up full-time residency on the island. Inspired the villagers devise a scheme to make dr. Christopher lewis a local. Studio: Genius Products Inc Release Date: 06/19/2007 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: Nr

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charm & Seduction, Thankfully Without Sex Appeal, December 4, 2005

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Instant Runoff Voting (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seducing Dr. Lewis (DVD)

The hero of this film is a small town in Quebec that has aged badly. The fishing industry is dead, and there has been no other work to take its place. The men of the town trudge through their days complacently, having resigned themselves to accept welfare checks from the government at expense to their manhood. Even the mayor is leaving town for a better life elsewhere. Just about everyone in the town has given up on it.

There is, however, a way out: a large company is going to build a factory there, and thus give meaning and life to the zombie-like male population. However, there is also a very difficult condition: the town must first hire a full-time physician.

And so, the town cooperates to seduce a doctor to making this blighted town (that is yet paradoxically beautiful in its imperfections) his desire.

So, this movie is a very interesting twist on the romantic comedy. On the first hand, it is a man who is the object of a seduction. Secondly, it is a village that is doing the seduction, and coping as its plans topple comically out-of-control.

The players in the seduction are wonderfully un-suave and salty, and their efforts are all the more earnest for it.

PS I should admit that title of this review is misleading in one small way: there is a very attractive actress in the film (Lucie Laurier, "Eve"). However, her character is refreshingly not involved in the seduction at all.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seducing Dr. Lewis, July 23, 2005

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Joyce "bookworm granny" (Vernon, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Seducing Dr. Lewis (DVD)

I saw this flick as a full screen movie and fell in love with it.I wanted to own a copy to watch periodically and share with friends. Given the troublesome world we have today, so full of violence, greed and sadness, just slipping this disk in and running it lightens the heart. Even the fact that it is in French with English subtitles doesn't deter it's charm for one moment. The shenanigans this little clan of islanders off the coast of Canada use to lure and retain the doctor needed, before a factory will come to the island and provide work and wages are hysterical, bringing tears of laughter to one's eyes. This is not high slapstick comedy but gentle, subtle comedy that heightens the sentimental and tender story of a group of proud working class humans efforts to once again become productive citizens of society after circumstances have demoralized and humiliated them by forcing them onto the welfare rolls. Not a flick for those seeking high thrills and action but for those needing a good laugh, a lightening of heart, and a peek, just for a moment, of life that is still communal and holds out hope.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Fun, Quirky Enjoyable Film, March 23, 2005

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thornhillatthemovies.com (Venice, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Seducing Dr. Lewis (DVD)

St. Marie-La-Mauderne, a small fishing village near Quebec, has fallen on hard times. The locals, including Germaine (Raymond Bouchard) collect their welfare checks from the post office and promptly cash them at the bank every month, proceeding from one to the other like prisoners going to the exercise yard. A company is considering the small town for a new factory, which would give the town an enormous boost, both morally and financially. The one catch is that there is no full-time doctor in residence; the company's insurance policy requires this. Germaine and his friends go about recruiting a doctor. Soon, Dr. Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) arrives, for a month trial. The townsfolk tap his phone and try to make sure that he has everything he could ever want. During the month, he also eyes the only single woman in the entire town, the post mistress. Will he be convinced to stay in the town?

"Seducing Dr. Lewis", a French Canadian film, is a charming little film, much like "Waking Ned Devine" or "Local Hero". The film depicts the lives of the people in this small town, making them believable and eccentric.

"Seducing" doesn't break any new ground, what it does is provide a sweet, sometimes funny little slice of life. As we are introduced to the characters and the town, we learn what life in St. Marie-La-Mauderne was like in the good old days, when fishing was lucrative. This is a funny segment and easily sets the tone for the remainder of the film. In present day, the town has fallen on hard times. Many of the people stay because this is what their entire lives have been. When things become so bad, some people start to move or threaten to move. The offer of a new factory is made and the town works towards that.

The arrival of Dr. Lewis isn't an entirely voluntary one. Many doctors receive the notices from the town and laughingly throw them away. Dr. Lewis is "encouraged" to visit the town and initially scoffs at the small town. As he learns that the restaurant serves Beef Bourguignon and the town plays Cricket, two of his favorite things, he starts to warm to them. Of course, both of these things are lies and the townspeople are merely putting on a show.

The film throws in a couple of complications along the way, to keep things interesting. The company building the town needs a certain number of people living in the vicinity, to adequately staff the facility. When company officials visit, Germain gives them a tour, following the townspeople from one location to the other, giving the appearance of a lot more people.

The outcome of the film is predictable, perhaps, but it is also good-natured. I know of a few people who will not go to violent films. They want to see happy films about people. Well, "Seducing Dr. Lewis" is for you. It is the perfect rental for a night in, after a tough week at work. Get some French take out and enjoy a visit to a sleepy little fishing village called St. Marie-La-Mauderne.