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Perfectly Normal (1991)

Perfectly Normal poster
Directed by
Yves Simoneau
Genre
comedy film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
R
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A quiet man with a passion for opera gets talked into a scheme to open a restaurant. The plan involves a fake Italian identity and leads to comedic situations in a small Canadian town.

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What happens

Perfectly Normal is a Canadian comedy film directed by Yves Simoneau, which premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals, before going into general theatrical release in 1991. Simoneau's first English-language film, it was written by Eugene Lipinski and Paul Quarrington. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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