Summaries

A Frenchman living in Quebec with his Quebecois wife and two boys leaves for Vancouver following a company promotion. Their trip to the English-speaking western provinces has many surprises in store for them.

A Parisian named Cartier living in Quebec City and employee of a major English Canadian insurance company is promoted to a job in Vancouver. He brings along his annoying and hyperactive Quebecquer wife and his two young kids. Rolling on a trailer van and with no knowledge of the English language, it becomes a Trans-Canadian wacky journey for the French-speaking family, and might influence Mr.Cartier to reconsider accepting this important position...—RealLiveClaude

Details

Keywords
  • language barrier
  • mistaken identity
  • vancouver british columbia canada
  • frenchman in canada
  • quebec city quebec
Genres
  • Adventure
  • Comedy
Release date Feb 22, 1973
Countries of origin Canada France
Language French
Filming locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC) Bellevue Pathé (Qué) Ltée Agencie Canadienne de Publicite

Box office

Budget $403000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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