French Immersion

2011

1h 38m

Comedy

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40%

5 Reviews

Tomatometer

30%

50+ Ratings

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Five people head to a remote town in Northern Quebec for an intensive French program.

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Hilarious movie about in both of Canada's main languages.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Je m'attendais Ã pire.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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A decent ensemble performance with interesting characters, but it unfortunately tends toward the way-too-cliche in the end: settling differences with a hockey game, for instance, (using jersey recycled from Bon Cop, Bad Cop... seriously), or the classic "get on the plane but at the last minute get off the plane" rom-com ending. Enjoyable for a while, with a couple of big laughs, even, but wears out before the end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Now here is a fun, light and a happy feel good film. I completely loved the simplicity and yet fun spirit of the movie and the end was extremely satisfying...

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Excellent film! TrÃ¨s drÃ´le et trÃ¨s intÃ (C)ressant! Je lÃ¨ve mon chapeau Ã toute l'Ã (C)quipe!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Bien ordinaire, mes sympathiques.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Kevin Tierney

Director

Karine Vanasse

Julie Tremblay

Olunike Adeliyi

Aretha

Martha Burns

Cathy

Pascale Bussières

Sylvie Tremblay

Gavin Crawford

Bobby Sexton

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Radheyan Simonpillai

NOW Toronto

The clash between anglophones and francophones is territory ripe for comedy, but this laboured attempt at humour doesn't bear fruit.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 7, 2011

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Stephen Cole

Globe and Mail

Funny in both official languages, French Immersion is the story of career-conscious English Canadians who flock to a small Quebec town to meet a Tremblay and learn French.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 7, 2011

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Greg Quill

Toronto Star

An embarrassment from beginning to end, a silly, laugh-deprived farce designed to poke fun at an issue - the two solitudes and their language rights - that has as much currency as the length of Farley Mowat's beard.

Rated: 1.5/4

Oct 6, 2011

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The end result is a movie that often comes off as a pilot episode for a new CBC sitcom...

Rated: 2/4

Feb 28, 2012

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Liz Braun

Jam! Movies

If this sounds silly, it is, but it's also very funny. Both English and French Canadians get to be the butt of the jokes.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 7, 2011

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Synopsis

Five people head to a remote town in Northern Quebec for an intensive French program.

Director: Kevin Tierney
Screenwriter: Kevin Tierney, Jefferson Lewis
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (Canada)
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 38m