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Tit-Coq

{{Infobox film

| name = Tit-Coq

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = {{ubl|René Delacroix|Gratien Gélinas}}

| producer = Gratien Gélinas

| writer = Gratien Gélinas

| starring = {{ubl|Gratien Gélinas|Monique Miller}}

| music = {{ubl|Maurice Blackburn|Morris C. Davis}}

| cinematography = {{ubl|Akos Farkas}}

| editing = {{ubl|Roger Garand|Anton Van De Water}}

| studio = Productions Gratien Gélinas

| distributor = France Film

| runtime = 104 minutes

| released = {{film date|1952|02|20}}

| country = Canada

| language = French

| budget =

}}

Tit-Coq (lit. "Little Rooster") is a Canadian film, directed by René Delacroix and Gratien Gélinas, and released in 1952."Canadian Film Folk Appear Shy About Telling What They're Doing". The Globe and Mail, June 21, 1958.Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/films/tit-coq-rene-delacroix-gratien-gelinas/ "Tit-Coq – Film de René Delacroix et Gratien Gélinas"]. Films du Québec, January 12, 2009.

Plot

Tit-Coq is a tale of love and the importance of family. It tells the story of Arthur Saint-Jean, a shy, awkward French-Canadian soldier with an irreverent sense of humour and a volatile temper, which is how he earned the nickname 'Tit-Coq'. He is a lonely, unhappy man until he falls in love with Marie-Ange, the sister of his friend Jean-Paul. When he is sent overseas to fight during World War II, Marie-Ange promises to wait for him, but she marries another man. When Tit-Coq returns to Montreal, he must accept the fact that he is again alone."Fridolin Play French Text". The Globe and Mail, January 6, 1951.

Cast

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Production

Gratien Gélinas wrote the revue sketch Le retour du conscrit in 1946. Film producer Paul L'Anglais suggested to Gélinas that he turn it into a screenplay.{{sfn|Loiselle|2003|p=18}} Gélinas did so in 1947, but he was unable to obtain financing for the film. He turned the screenplay into a play and it was performed over 500 times from 1947 to 1950.{{sfn|TIFF}} This popularity convinced L'Anglais and Joseph-Alexandre DeSève that the play could be adapted into a film.{{sfn|Loiselle|2003|p=18}}

Release

300,000 people watched the film in Quebec between February and April 1953.{{sfn|TIFF}} A restored print of the film was screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into a limited run at repertory theatres."Superb acting lends old tale staying power". The Globe and Mail, November 24, 2000.

Reception

The film won the 1953 Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year at the 5th Canadian Film Awards."On the Screen". The Globe and Mail, May 1, 1953. Gélinas was so moved by the victory that he began to cry during his acceptance speech, and presenter Dorothy Lamour pulled the handkerchief out of his suit pocket and began to dab at his eyes as he spoke.

References

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Works cited

=Books=

  • {{cite book|last=Loiselle |first=André |title=Stage-Bound: Feature Film Adaptations of Canadian and Québécois Drama |publisher=McGill–Queen's University Press |date=2003 |url=https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780773571464/html |isbn=9780773571464}}

=Web=

  • {{Cite web |title=Tit-Coq |url=https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/tit-coq |publisher=Toronto International Film Festival |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250602171405/https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/films/tit-coq |archive-date=June 2, 2025 |ref={{harvid|TIFF}}}}

External links

  • {{IMDb title|0046434}}

{{ACCT Best Picture}}

Category:1952 films

Category:Canadian drama films

Category:Quebec films

Category:Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners

Category:Canadian World War II films

Category:Canada in World War II

Category:1952 drama films

Category:Canadian black-and-white films

Category:1950s French-language films

Category:French-language Canadian films

Category:1950s Canadian films

Category:Films directed by René Delacroix

Category:French-language drama films

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