Louis Cyr

2013 [FRENCH]

Biography / Drama / History

2
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 1994 2K

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Plot summary

Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.

Director

Daniel Roby Photo
Daniel Roby

Top cast

Frédéric Lemay Photo
Frédéric Lemay as Pierrot Cyr
Alain Goulem Photo
Alain Goulem as Professor Attila
Gilbert Sicotte Photo
Gilbert Sicotte as Gustave Lambert
Elias Toufexis Photo
Elias Toufexis as Bryce Johnston
720p.BluRay
1.17 GB
1280*534
French 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 10 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Mixalidis 8 / 10

A heart of gold

This fairly straightforward biopic works well because of its honesty and humbleness- it succeeds without essentially having a single traditional villain. It's well-shot and well-acted, the cast brings warmth and life to the characters even before the bigger, more dramatic moments kick in. While the narrative does lose steam around the 80-minute mark, it quickly regains its footing within 10 minutes or so, delivering an emotional punch that keeps you invested through to the end.Like all biopics, it's not entirely faithful, but it's almost pointless to mention it at this point in movies. A few truly powerful scenes, such as the pulling hoses, and the last scene. Like most biopics, it's not entirely faithful to the real story, but at this point, that feels like a given in movies. Although the movie is relatively quiet and understated, it delivers a few truly powerful moments, like the pulling horses scene and the very last scene, which made me cry (I won't say why, don't worry).I'm not sure why this movie is so obscure, it could be a family favorite.
Reviewed by educatedinbred 8 / 10

Good French-Canadian Biopic of a Quebec Hero

Great mix or drama, humor in this mostly true biopic. The end was touching and some of the stunts horrific. The acting was suburb for all the main characters, Antoine Bertrand did a great job as Louis Cyr as did his wife Rose-Maïté Erkoreka. A clean, for the family movie, no sex, drugs or extreme violence in a Quebec movie. 33 days, 8 million dollars can still make a great film. As a Quebecois, I am proud of this heritage. Several of his records still stand and he never even trained. Still the strongest man in the world. Amazing man, amazing movie. If you liked "The Rocket" you will like this. Should be noted that the movie is 1/3 English, 2/3 French.
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