Good Riddance (Les bons débarras) 44 years old

Good Riddance

Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Together the three of them survive by running a small firewood business and performing other odd jobs. Michelle is frustrated with living in poverty and being the center of several people who demand her affection; her brother is like a second child who lives in his own world, his romantic obsession with their wealthy client Madame Viau-Vachon being an exercise in futility. Maurice, the local police chief, is her lover and Gaetan, a mechanic and family friend, would like to be. Most demanding of all is her daughter, who has an unhealthy emotional dependence on her. Precocious and uninterested in school, Manon is jealous of her Mother's suitors and angry at being left home to do chores and care for Guy. When an event occurs that threatens the emotional dynamic between Manon and her mother...

Credits

Good Riddance Cast

Name Character
Louise Marleau She was 35, now 79 years old as Mrs. Viau-Vachon
Gilbert Sicotte He was 32, now 76 years old as Gaetan
Serge Thériault He was 31, now 76 years old as Lucien
Jean Pierre Bergeron He was 28, now 72 years old as Fernand
Marie Tifo She was 30, now 74 years old as Michelle
Charlotte Laurier She was 13, now 57 years old as Manon
Germain Houde He was 27, now 71 years old as Guy
Léo Ilial He was 46, 63 years old when he died as Samaritain (as Leo Ilial)
Louise Rinfret as Girl at the bar
Roger Lebel He was 56, 71 years old when he died as Maurice

Good Riddance Crew

Name Department
Michel Brault as Director of Photography. He was 51 (85) years old when He died Camera
Francis Mankiewicz as Director. He was 35 (49) years old when He died Directing
Réjean Ducharme as Writer. He was 38 (76) years old when He died Writing
Good Riddance poster
Good Riddance (44 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, February 28, 1980
  • Runtime: 120 minutes