| Good Riddance | |
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| Directed by | Francis Mankiewicz |
| Written by | Réjean Ducharme |
| Produced by | Marcia Couëlle Claude Godbout |
| Starring | Charlotte Laurier Marie Tifo Germain Houde |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault |
| Edited by | André Corriveau |
| Music by | Bernard Buisson |
Production company | Productions Prisma |
| Distributed by | Pan-Canadian Film Distributors |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
| Budget | CAD 600,000[1] |
Good Riddance (French: Les Bons débarras) is a 1980 French-language Canadian drama film. Directed by Francis Mankiewicz and written by Réjean Ducharme, the film concerns Manon (Charlotte Laurier), an unstable young girl who lives with her mother Michelle (Marie Tifo) and her alcoholic and intellectually disabled uncle Ti-Guy (Germain Houde).
Starting as the first screenplay by the novelist Ducharme, the film was shot by Mankiewicz and cinematographer Michel Brault on a low budget. It debuted at the Berlin International Film Festival and won several Genie Awards, including Best Motion Picture. It was established as a classic Canadian film, with the Toronto International Film Festival repeatedly placing it in the Top 10 Canadian Films of All Time. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
- ^ Morris 2002, p. 99.