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Bach and Broccoli
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'Bach and Broccoli' is a Canadian children's film, released in 1986."Bach and Broccoli: Kids' film gives new meaning to the word 'cute'". 'The Globe and Mail', March 6, 1987. Directed by Andr Melanon, it is the third film in the Tales for All series of children's and family films."Demers' reputation remains intact with Bach and Broccoli". 'Montreal Gazette', March 7, 1987.
The film stars Mahe Paiement as Fanny, a young orphan girl living with her uncle (Raymond Legault), who is named Jean-Claude in the French version and Jonathan in the English. Her uncle, an accountant and amateur classical musician, pays little attention to her as he is obsessed with practicing the music of Johann Sebastian Bach on his organ for an upcoming music competition; Fanny, meanwhile, takes advantage of his negligence to collect a menagerie of animals beginning with her pet skunk Broccoli/Bottine."Bach And Broccoli beats the odds to spin a charming yarn for kids". 'Toronto Star', March 6, 1987. The situation eventually draws the attention of the local child services, who threaten to remove Fanny from the home to place her with a new foster family.
At the 8th Genie Awards in 1987, Andre Pelletier garnered a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Brnice."Decline rises to top Genie nominations". 'Toronto Star', February 5, 1987.
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