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Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars
02/06/23
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140327: Very enjoyable Canadian history piece. Made me want to do research on Cyr and learn a bit more. Apparently his records still stand.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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Výborný ivotopisný film o nejsiln?jím mui, co kdy il.
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01/29/23
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Ziadam flixter nech toto posle na moju stenu, lebo inak na vas poslem tohto pana
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/31/23
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This amazing biopic drama which goes for 130 minutes, directed by Daniel Roby and written by Sylvain Guy will never seem too long! With cast full with (French speaking) stars including Antoine Bertrand, Guillaume Cyr, Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Gilbert Sicotte, Marilyn Castonguay, Gil Bellows... you will have a chance to enjoy the story of the strongest man ever lived! The movie is exploring the story from Lowell, Massachussets, in the late 19th century when Louis Cyr, a French-Canadian labourer working in a textile factory, is convinced by an Irish promoter to leave his family in order to demonstrate his immense physical strength at fairs across the country. His girlfriend, Mélina Comtois, also comes along on the trip that lasts six months and ends when the promoter takes off with all the money. Of course, this guy is not a quitter, and he rolls up his sleeves, continues to travel as a strong man with Mélina, whom he has married, and ends up in Montreal, where he meets Horace Barré, a strong man who becomes his most faithful ally, and Gustave Lambert, an agent who helps to revive his career on the Montreal scene. Louis becomes an overnight sensation. Encouraged by his success, Louis only has one goal: to win the title of the strongest man in the world.
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Real story is not too far from the film portrayal! From the age of twelve Cyr worked in a lumber camp during the winters and on the family's farm the rest of the year. Discovering his exceptional strength at a very young age, he impressed his fellow workers with his feats of strength. He had learned of the story of how a legendary strongman (Milo of Croton) had carried a calf from birth to a full grown bull and attempted to do the same, one day the calf bolted, kicking him in his back so he then began carrying a sack of grain 1?4 mile (0.40 km) everyday adding 2 pounds (0.91 kg) each day. According to one of his biographers, his mother decided "he should let his hair grow, like Samson in the Bible." She curled it regularly. In 1878 the Cyr family immigrated to Lowell, Massachusetts in the United States. It was in Lowell that Cyr changed his name from Cyprien-Noé to Louis, as it was easier to pronounce in English. Again his great strength brought him fame. At seventeen he weighed 230 pounds (104 kg). He entered his first strongman contest in Boston at age eighteen, lifting a horse off the ground, the fully grown male horse was placed on a platform with 2 iron bars attached enabling Cyr to obtain a better grip. The horse weighed at least 3?4 short ton (0.68 t). This is how the real Louis Cyr looked like -
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I really enjoyed every minute of this movie and the way it was presented, directed and acted by the very capable crew. I am glad that I had a chance to know a little-known Quebec figure, a man of pure strength - strength that was embodied in a solid citizen, loving father, and self-made businessman.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
02/18/23
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Louis Cyr - Canadian-French biopic, period-drama film - written by Sylvain Guy and Paul Ohl - directed by Daniel Roby. Starring Antoine Bertrand in title-role. Film sheds light upon Louis Cyr 1863 - 1912 a French-Canadian who is considered the strongest man ever walked this earth. It earned CAN$4 million ($3.75 million) at box-office. Film is in English and French languages - provided with subtitles for French only.
Set in Quebec - Textile-worker Louis Cyr (Antoine Bertrand) a poor but healthy, illiterate - clean-shaven Canadian-French lives with his poor father, a mother, a sick elder sister (suffering from typhoid and soon dies) and younger aspiring brother Pierrot Cyr. He lives in a town full of hatred between Irish and French. He lifts a boulder weighing 200lb in front of the crowds, to ward-off provocative Irish-thugs, upon his younger brother's request - this stunt attracts eyes of circus-sponsor, who offers him lucrative job, which he declines. After death of his sister, whose casket-price is too much for his badly-off parents, and thus they buy least expensive casket of 5ft for their 5.6ft tall daughter - this rages Louis, it compels him to move out and do something to change both his and his parents' miserable life. He also takes co-worker loyal love-interest who becomes his wife for life; as his companion. Thus, starts the journey of setting records unbreakable even after century has passed-by.
What follows? Journey to London (the United Kingdom) to challenge a man, whose fame is across the Europe and the United States - lifting of more than 18 men on his shoulders - restraining couple of horses by his both arms - the number grows to four horses two on both left and right sides -
Louis Cyr is not an ordinary flick - a film that might have carved images of shabby set-designing or makeup and hairstyles; the movie keeps fine tone of the period, amazing hair-styles, costume-designs as well as typical moustache, as people of that period grew. Antoine Bertrand's acting is marvelous - he has done fair job toward historical figure Louis Cyr. He brings emotional touch to the role, sense of caring, sense of deprivation, sense of feeling being destitute - and when he romances with his wife, there is something extraordinary, there in his eyes.
A brilliant piece of story that echoes from history which I have seen - this is one of those movies that go 'OVERLOOKED'.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
03/30/23
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