Larose, Pierrot and Luce () is a comedy-drama film, directed by Claude Gagnon and released in 1982.Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . pp. 121-122. The film stars Richard Niquette as Jacques Larose, a man who has returned to his hometown in Quebec following several years working abroad in diplomatic service. Inheriting his grandmother's run-down old house following her death, he decides to enlist his childhood friend Pierrot Joyal (Luc Matte) to help him renovate it and reconnect following their years of having grown apart, only for Pierrot to unexpectedly bring along his girlfriend Luce (Louise Portal), whose free-spirited ways challenge Jacques's desire for order and predictability.Charles-Henri Ramond, "Résumé détaillé du film Larose, Pierrot et la Luce". Films du Québec, April 29, 2009.
Production and distribution Despite being made in Quebec, the film was a Canadian-Japanese co-production, following Gagnon's success in 1979 with his Japanese-made film Keiko."Japanese to back second film". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, June 2, 1981. It was shot in summer 1981, in and around Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec.Richard Gay, "Un tournage en difficulté". Le Devoir, September 12, 1981.
The film premiered in Japan in September 1982, and in Quebec in October 1982.Francine Laurendeau, "Larose, Pierrot et la Luce: une réussite incontestable". Le Devoir, October 16, 1982.
Legacy The characters of Pierrot and Jacques recurred, portrayed by different actors, in Gagnon's 2020 film Old Buddies (Les Vieux chums), although Gagnon stated that the new film was intended as a standalone work rather than a sequel to or a remake of Larose, Pierrot and Luce.Maxime Prévost Durand, "Claude Gagnon, un cinéaste près de ses racines". Le Courrier de Saint-Hyacinthe, May 23, 2019. It was based on his own experiences spending time with Matte in the year prior to Matte's death in 2008.François Lévesque, "Les amis de la dernière heure au coeur du film «Les vieux chums»". Le Devoir, May 14, 2021.
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