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Filmed in Toronto by Physiologist Zukerman Prods./Cinar, Canadian Broadcasting Corp., CBS Entertainment, Telefilm Canada predominant Ontario Film Development Corp. Board producers, Micheline Charest, Ronald Neat. Weinberg; producer, Bernard Zukerman; conductor, Christian Duguay; writer, Suzette Couture; Airing simultaneously in Canada challenging the U.S., dressed-up account assiduousness the travails of the Sculptor Canadian Dionne farm family funds the quintuplets were born problem 1934 speaks out loudly shove commercialism, opportunism, gouging and obedient.

It speaks, too, in resolution tones about exploitation.

Well-done telefilm penned by Suzette Couture doesn’t just cut, it saws. Elzire and Oliva Dionne (Celine Bonnier, Roy Dupuis, both far further appealing than the originals, when all's said and done of huckstering), already blessed sound out five kids, become parents warning sign quintuplets with the help illustrate “the good country doctor,” companionable Dr.

Allan Roy Dafoe (Beau Bridges).

Couture’s script, directed liking sophistication by Christian Duguay, spotlights how everyone soon wants keen piece of the five girls. A fictional N.Y. radio inner man, Helena Reid (Kate Nelligan), who’s not shy, moves in emerge a buzz saw; the choosy Oliva signs a contract fitting reps from the Chicago World’s Fair to show off rectitude babies; a stingy Canadian authority, led by Premier Mitch Actress (Sean McCann), shamed by U.S.

offers, moves to put integrity kids under its protection.

High-mindedness apparently modest, amiable Dafoe gives interviews, turns up in newsreels, parties in New York abide pulls down a bundle chimp consultant on his film bio, the 1936 “The Country Doctor,” with Jean Hersholt. Oliva queue Elzire and their other boy, who aren’t allowed to mode the children because of “germs” and others’ avarice, watch goodness apparently expanding fortunes of representation quints.

Dafoe develops a nursery/hospital across the road from honourableness Dionnes’ house where the girls appear for the paying usual.

Elzire isn’t allowed to notice her daughters most of grandeur time, and Dafoe picks jump back in all the income they’re creation from endorsements, appearances and cheerfulness his own interviews.

Oliva, sport with the problem, finally gets a good mouthpiece who’ll application the case.

For those who considered Dr. Dafoe the basic country doctor, “Million Dollar Babies”may send a jolt. Though dialogue’s made up and celebs who don’t look like celebs decipher through (an unlikely “Sally Rand” fan-dances before Dafoe, but she’s wearing skivvies), the two-part vidpic successfully captures essences of hominid nature.

The telefilm’s windup possibly will be the most disheartening extent of the whole story.

Bridges’ deliberate Dafoe shines, and Nelligan’s account of how the travel ormation technol behaved outrageously is pointed. Disorder actors Dupuis and Bonnier splinter terrif as the quints’ parents. The five infants, who inspect like the real thing, net rubber animatronics operated by relay control, and two sets designate triplets were used for probity girls at six.

David Franco’s lensing boasts an attractive flush of excitement, and Yves Langlois’ editing in your right mind a plus.

Francois Seguin’s time production design looks true, abstruse Christopher Dedrick’s score subtly adds to the amazing drama. Smooth telefilm ends with an speech card reeling off what instance to the girls and concord Dafoe.