Aurore - The best of Quebec's worst movies!
By: VincentVendetta
On march 10th 2011, Infoman will air its 5th edition of the Aurores, the enquivalent of the Razzies for french-canadian cinema. To be honest, I respect the Aurore more than the Razzies simply because we know here exactly who’s voting, instead of some organization. To this day, only 2 people ever accepted their prize: Benoît Roberge for Le Cas Roberge and Guillaume Lemay-Thivièrge for Détour. Here is the complete list of the winners:
2007
Worst film: Roméo et Juliette
Liquid Paper prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Jeanne Moreau in Roméo et Juliette
Liquid Paper prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: The entire male cast of Roméo et Juliette ex aequo with Dan Bigras in La rage de l’ange
Worst line: «On va fourrer à souère.» in Duo
Actor who gave a better performance in a Virginie or in a commercial than in a film: Anick Lemay in Duo
Worst wig: Patrice Robitaille in Cheech
2008
Worst film: Québec sur ordonance
Liquid Paper prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Sylvie Léonard in Ma tante Aline and L’âge des ténèbres
Liquid Paper prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: Patrick Huard, as Worst director who refuses to fly in economic class
Worst line: «C’est pas ton père.» in Ma fille, Mon ange
Accessory of the year: The beard of Martin Matte in Nitro
Personality who shouldn’t have left his day job: Paul Arcand in Québec sur ordonnance
Film we heard about way too much: L’âge des ténèbres
2009
Worst film: Cruising Bar 2
Liquid Paper prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Susan Sarandon in Emotional Arithmetic
Liquid Paper prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: Benoît Roberge in Le cas Roberge
Worst line: «Vas-tu finir par bander mon gros criss de verrat» in Cruising Bar 2
Accessory of the year: The killing collar in Truffe
Best poster that should have stayed that way: Le piège américain
Best hope for 2010: Le bonheur de Pierre
Worst foreign film: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques
Life acheivement award: Michèle Richard
2010
Worst film: Le bonheur de Pierre
Liquid Paper prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Silvie Testud in Le bonheur de Pierre
Liquid Paper prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: Guillaume Lemay-Thivièrge in Détour
Worst line: All the onomatopoeias said by Rosalee Jacques in À vos marques… Party! 2
Accessory of the year: Alexandre Despaties in À vos marques… Party! 2
Best screamer: Silvie Testud in Le bonheur de Pierre
Animal Aurore prize: The bichon in Le bonheur de Pierre ex aequo with the pigs in Cadavres
Worst haircut: Xavier Dolan as Most succesful haircut outside of Quebec
Worst scene: The spinning top scene in Cadavres
Worst dead body: The life-sized chess game in 5150, Rue des Ormes
2011
Worst Film:Le Poil de la bête
Liquid Paper Prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Anik Jean in Filière 13
Liquid Paper Prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: Guy A. Lepage and Rachid Badouri in L’appât
Worst Line (STFU Award): The entire work of Le poil de la bête
Accessory of the year: Guy A. Lepage’s jackstrap in L’appât
Personality who shouldn’t have left his day job: Alain Crête and François Gagnon in Lance et Compte
Coïtus Interruptus: Maxime Leflaguais in Piché: Entre Ciel et Terre
Worst Loser: Le National who loses 19 hockey games in a row in Lance et Compte
Worst Hair Batch: Jean-René Dufort’s zorro moustache in Le Journal d’Aurélie Laflamme
Worst Scene: Jean-François (Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge) pretending to be a gay cleaner in Filière 13
Animal Aurore Prize: The werewolves in Le Poil de la bête
2012
Worst Film:French Immersion
Liquid Paper Prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Karine Vanasse in Angle Mort
Liquid Paper Prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: The entire male distribution of French Immersion (Note: the entire female distribution was also nominated, and Karine Vanasse is in this movie.)
Worst Line (STFU Award): “Check dans ses poches!” (Check in his pockets!) dans Angle Mort
Accessory of the year: L’écouilleur dans Le Sens de l’humour
Worst Scene: Every scene with Rita Lafontaine in French Immersion
Worst Village Name: St-Agasse in Frisson-des-Collines
Worst Make-up: Michel Barrette’s black hair in Le Bonheur des autres
Best Drug: The soporifics in Angle Mort
Most Depressed Person: Emmanuel Schwartz in Laurentie
Worst Use of Licensed Song: “Aide-moi à passer la nuit” in La Peur de l’eau
2013
Worst Film: Omertà
Liquid Paper Prize for the actress who will erase this film from her CV: Rachelle Lefebvre in Omertà
Liquid Paper Prize for the actor who will erase this film from his CV: The entire male distribution of L’Empire Bo$$é
Worst Line (STFU Award): “Il est tellement fort que quand il pète, ça sent pas, ça goûte.” (He’s so strong that when he farts, it doesn’t smell, it tastes.) in Ésimésac
Accessory of the Year: The turquoise Fiat 500 in Liverpool
Worst Scene: The nut that unjams the petal in the sink in Ésimésac ex aequo with the dirty dancing of Rachelle Lefebvre in Omertà
Worst Haircut: Every hair wig in L’Empire Bo$$é
Worst Attempt at Anti-Capitalism: The adoptive daughter in L’Empire Bo$$é
Caroline Néron Award (Because she thinks there’s too much dialogue in Quebec films): Bestiaire
“I’m rich, but I can still make movies” Award: René Angélil in Omertà
Most Depressed Person: David LaHaye dans J’espère que tu vas bien
“We Didn’t Need to See That” Award: Guy Laliberté talking about taking a piss in Toucher le ciel
Note: As you may notice, the majority of the films listed above are not in the Mubi database. Let’s be grateful for that.
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01Jean-Yves Bigras
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02Yves Desgagnés
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03Denys Arcand
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04Frederic Forestier
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05Robert Ménard
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06Éric Tessier
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07Sylvain Archambault
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08Dominic James
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09Manon Briand
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10Martin Villeneuve
