Virginie (1996)

Directed by

Anne Sénécal, Laurent Craig, Monique Brossard, Michel Bériault

Genre

comedy, drama

Country

Canada

Length

2 seasons, 156 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Canadian drama about the lives of teachers, students, and families at a high school. It explores controversial social issues like teen drug use and divorce.

dramatictopicalemotionalpacedintimateengrossingcontemporarysocial

What happens

Virginie is a French-language Canadian television series that aired Monday through Thursday on Radio-Canada (the French-language CBC television network). It debuted in 1996. The show examined the public and private lives of teachers, students, and families at the fictional Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc high school. It frequently dealt with controversial social topics, such as teen drug use, ethnic prejudice, divorce, and other subjects touching on contemporary Quebec life. "Virginie" was a téléroman-style drama that often used "cliffhangers" in the storylines. It aired 120 episodes per year of 30 minutes each. The series was produced and largely written by Fabienne Larouche. Virginie ended in December 2010 after 15 years on air; the last episode aired on December 15, 2010. The final episode drew more than 807,000 viewers in Quebec, or about 200,000 more than its average viewership for a typical episode. The program maintained a high level of popularity throughout its television run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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