1981 (2009 film)

1981 1981-film-ricardo-trogi.jpg French release poster Ricardo Trogi Nicole Robert Ricardo Trogi Ricardo Trogi Jean-Carl Boucher Frédéric Bégin Steve Asselin Yvann Thibaudeau Go Films Alliance Vivafilm 2009 09 04 102 minutes Canada French $4.6 million(4.5 million) 1981, longer title 1981: L'année où je suis devenu un menteur (1981: The Year I Became a Liar), is a 2009 Canadian-French language comedy-drama film from Quebec written and directed by Ricardo Trogi. It was released on September 4, 2009. The film is autobiographical about the youth years of the director as told by him during the film.Brendan Kelly, "Trogi taps his past for charming 1981". Montreal Gazette, September 4, 2009. The film was the first in what is, as of 2024, a tetralogy of semi-autobigraphical films about Trogi's life, followed by 1987, 1991 and 1995.Cédric Bélanger, "Ricardo Trogi tourne 1995 à Québec: peut-être le début d’une autre trilogie". Le Journal de Québec, October 21, 2023. Synopsis In 1981, 11-year-old Ricardo (Jean-Carl Boucher) and his family arrive in their new home. Having no friends, Ricardo spends his time in a magazine and asks his parents for money. During school, his teacher notices his bad calligraphy and assigns him to Anne Tremblay (Elizabeth Adam) to improve his writing; he falls immediately in love with the classmate. The family faces trouble when the father loses his job and the sister's cat, Caramel, goes missing. At school, Ricardo tries to gain a reputation after discovering a Walkman to win Anne's love. He then befriends the "Red K-Ways" after lying by promising to give Playboy magazines. During an important school event, Ricardo gives a poor presentation about an important item; Anne presents a marble that her deceased cousin gave her. To get closer to her, Ricardo steals her gift. After the K-Ways suspect his many lies, Ricardo tries to buy a Walkman to gain an honest reputation. He encounters his father doing music in a local restaurant. He and his mother argue about money, and his mother tells him to find a job to pay for the things he wants. He then delivers newspapers. Later, at home, his father tells Ricardo they have to sell the house. In the woods, a member of the K-Ways has a meltdown when his father goes to jail; they then reveal they all lied about different topics, and they reconcile. Before leaving, Ricardo decides to go to Anne's home and tell the truth. He learns that Anne never had a deceased cousin and that the marble was only decorative. Back at home, the family finds Caramel with babies as they depart. Cast Jean-Carl Boucher as Ricardo Trogi Sandrine Bisson as Claudette Trogi, Ricardo's mother Claudio Colangelo as Benito Trogi, Ricardo's father Gabriel Maillé as Jérôme, the leader of the "K-Way rouges" Dany Bouchard as Marchand, member of the "K-Way rouges" Léo Caron as Plante, member of the "K-Way rouges" Marjolaine Lemieux as teacher Aline Élizabeth Adam as Anne Tremblay, the beautiful student Ricardo falls in love with Lauriane Fortier as Anne Tremblay's friend Pierre-Xavier Martel as the Nazi Rose Adam fr Rose Adam as Nadia Trogi, Ricardo's sister Simone Chevalot as secretary at the school Pierre Mailloux as Mr. Dagenais Jean-Robert Bourdage fr Jean-Robert Bourdage as Maître Schneider Mikahel Turcot-Beauchemin Ricardo Trogi as Narrator Awards Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s) Reference(s) Genie Awards 2010 Best Actor Jean-Carl Boucher http://playbackonline.ca/2010/03/01/genie-20100301/ Polytechnique leads Genie race Strauss Marise March 1, 2010 Playback Best Art Direction/Production Design Patrice Vermette Best Costume Design Anne-Karine Gauthier Best Makeup Micheline Trépanier, Linda Gordon Jutra Awards 2010 Best Film Nicole Robert "Prix Jutra: Dédé à travers les brumes part favori". Le Soleil, February 16, 2010. Best Director Ricardo Trogi Best Actor Jean-Carl Boucher Best Supporting Actress Sandrine Bisson "Les Prix Jutras / The Jutra Awards" https://web.archive.org/web/20220123060200/https://www.northernstars.ca/les-prix-jutras/ 2022-01-23 . Northern Stars. Best Hairstyling Linda Gordon References External links 1286159 1981 Category:2009 films Category:2000s coming-of-age comedy-drama films Category:2009 coming-of-age films Category:2009 French-language films Category:Canadian coming-of-age comedy-drama films Category:Films directed by Ricardo Trogi Category:Films set in 1981 Category:Works about Italian-Canadian culture Category:French-language Canadian films Category:2009 Canadian films Category:Films set in Quebec City Category:2009 comedy-drama films Category:French-language comedy-drama films Category:Works of fiction named after a year