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The United States of Albert
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'The United States of Albert' is a Canadian, French and Swiss co-produced comedy-drama film, directed by Andr Forcier and released in 2005.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/etats-unis-albert-andre-forcier/ "Etats-Unis dAlbert, Les Film dAndr Forcier"]. 'Films du Qubec', January 6, 2009. The film stars ric Bruneau as Albert Renaud, a young actor in Montreal who dreams of becoming a movie star in Hollywood, and sets off on a road trip across the United States in pursuit of his dreams; en route, he meets a variety of characters including Grace Carson (milie Dequenne), a young Mormon woman with whom he falls in love, and Jack Decker (Roy Dupuis), a mentally unstable man who takes Albert golfing in the Arizona desert.Brendan Kelly, "A goofy, surreal road trip". 'Montreal Gazette', April 8, 2005.
The cast also includes Andra Ferrol, Alex Descas, Marc Labrche, Genevive Brouillette and Cline Bonnier.
Brendan Kelly of the 'Montreal Gazette' panned the film, writing that Forcier's decision to cast a mixture of Qubcois and European actors resulted in a distracting diversity of accents, and that it strained credulity that the American characters Albert met on his trip would all be able to speak French.
Gilles Aird received a Jutra Award nomination for Best Art Direction at the 8th Jutra Awards in 2006.Brendan Kelly, "C.R.A.Z.Y. faces off against Maurice Richard with 14 nominations apiece". 'Montreal Gazette', February 8, 2006. The film was a Lumires Award nominee for Best French-Language Film at the 12th Lumires Awards in 2007.
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