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Happy Memories
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'Happy Memories' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Francis Mankiewicz and released in 1981.[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/beaux-souvenirs-francis-mankiewicz/ "Beaux souvenirs, Les Film de Francis Mankiewicz"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 19, 2009. Identified by film critics as a spiritual if not literal sequel to his previous film 'Good Riddance (Les Bons dbarras)',"Film portrait of backwoods Quebec a letdown". 'The Globe and Mail', October 28, 1981. the film stars Julie Vincent as Viviane, a young woman returning home for the first time since running away several years earlier.
The film also stars Monique Spaziani as Viviane's sister Marie, who has an incestuous relationship with their father (Paul Hbert); Andre Lachapelle as their mother, who also abandoned the family years earlier; and Rmy Girard as their mother's new partner.
The film received three Genie Award nominations at the 3rd Genie Awards: Best Actress (Spaziani), Best Screenplay (Rjean Ducharme) and Best Original Score (Jean Cousineau)."Les Plouffe, Ticket to Heaven lead the pack: Academy lists Genie nominees". 'The Globe and Mail', February 4, 1982.
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