Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (1994)

Original title

Louis 19, le roi des ondes

Directed by

Michel Poulette

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man wins a contest and becomes the star of a reality show without his knowledge. The show's producers secretly control his life to make it more interesting for viewers.

comediclightheartedsatiricalplayfulmanipulativechaoticobservationalfar-fetched

What happens

Louis 19, King of the Airwaves (French: Louis 19, le roi des ondes) is a Canadian comedy film, released in April 1994. The film stars Martin Drainville as Louis Jobin, a television fanatic who wins a contest to be on television. Unbeknownst to him, however, his prize is to become a reality show: he is followed around by a cameraman 24 hours a day for three months, and when his life doesn't make for compelling viewing, the show's producers decide to manipulate his life to make the show more exciting. The film was directed by Michel Poulette, and written by Poulette, Sylvie Bouchard, Michel Michaud and Émile Gaudreault. It won the Golden Reel Award as the year's top-grossing film in Canada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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