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René Lévesque was a Canadian television miniseries that aired on CBC Television in 2006. It stars Emmanuel Bilodeau as former-Quebec premier René Lévesque.

René Lévesque
Genre	Miniseries Biography
Written by	Geneviève Lefebvre
Directed by	Giles Walker
Starring	Emmanuel Bilodeau Pascale Bussières Gilles Renaud
Country of origin	Canada
Original languages	English French
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Claudio Luca
Cinematography	Serge Ladouceur
Editor	Jean Beaudoin
Distributor	Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	September 17, 2006 (2006-09-17)

Plot and production

The series dramatized Lévesque as a journalist who eventually becomes the leader of the Parti Québécois. A journalist, Bilodeau, plays Lévesque, and it has been noted that Bilodeau had met the real Lévesque before the former-premier's death.[1] The series was viewed as "part of CBC's high-impact programming strategy."[2]

Reception

One newspaper said Bilodeau had a "remarkable" similarity to Lévesque in appearance;[3] however, another critic complained of "meandering looks at dubious 'icons' like separatist René Lévesque."[4] The series was considered a ratings flop since it drew only 131,000 viewers. It was thus seen as being among a few disappointments for the CBC in 2006, along with the documentary Hockey: A People's History and the television series What It's Like Being Alone.[2]

See also

• René Lévesque (TV series)
• Trudeau (film)

References

External links

• René Lévesque at the Internet Movie Database

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