One of Canada's talented directors, actress Micheline Lanctot expresses an effective, engaging approach in this simple, poignant drama about Armand (Jocelyn Berube), a handyman with one problem romance after another. The quiet Armand settles into Montreal after his wife has left him and before long, he continues the momentum when an ill-considered liaison with a nubile woman ends on her insistence. Next, Armand gives his heart to a frustrated housewife, though this decision is hardly well thought out. In the meantime, a gay man who rents out a room in his apartment has unfulfilled longings directed at the unsuspecting handyman. L'Homme a Tout Faire won a Silver Medal for "Best Picture" at the 1980 San Sebastian Film Festival.
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Jocelyn Bérubé
Armand Dorion
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Andrée Pelletier
Thérèse St-Amant
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Janette Bertrand
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Gilles Renaud
Armand St-Amant
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Danielle Schneider
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Micheline Lanctôt Director · François Lanctôt Composer André Gagnon Cinematographer
First release March 19, 1980 · Produced in Canada · Original title L'homme à tout faire
Production
Films René Malo
Production
Canada
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Original title
L'homme à tout faire
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · March 19, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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