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Matusalem (film)
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'Matusalem' is a 1993 Canadian children's adventure film, directed by Roger Cantin."Pirate's story one of the best: You'll forget you're watching a `film for kids'". 'Halifax Daily News', September 23, 1994. The film stars Marc Labrche as Philippe de Beauchesne, a long-dead 18th-century pirate who returns to earth as a ghost every 50 years to enlist human assistance in completing the quest that will free his soul, and mile Proulx-Cloutier as Olivier, a young boy who volunteers for the quest; however, Olivier himself is captured by another group of pirates, and Philippe must join with Olivier's other friends to save him."Matusalem is an engaging adventure fantasy for kids; McDonald's shines through in this home-grown French-language film that's a sure winner". 'Montreal Gazette', December 19, 1993.
The film was promoted in part through a commercial tie-in with McDonald's, the first Canadian film ever sponsored by the fast food chain."Strong characters and special effects join forces with McDonald's". 'The Globe and Mail', January 15, 1994.
The film received six Genie Award nominations at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994, for Best Original Screenplay (Cantin), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Vianney Gauthier), Best Costume Design (Francesca Chamberland), Best Overall Sound (Louis Hone, Dominique Chartrand, Jacques Drouin and Hans Peter Strobl), Best Sound Editing (Michel B. Bordeleau, Diane Boucher, Natalie Fleurant and Jrme Dcarie) and Best Original Score (Milan Kymlicka).[http://playbackonline.ca/1994/11/07/3898-19941107/ "The 1994 Genie nominees"]. 'Playback', November 7, 1994.
A sequel film, 'Matusalem II', was released in 1997.[http://www.filmsquebec.com/films/matusalem-dernier-beauchesne-roger-cantin/ "Matusalem II: Le dernier des Beauchesne Film de Roger Cantin"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 25, 2009.
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