{"id":41739,"date":"2023-10-03T21:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-04T01:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/louis-19-le-roi-des-ondes-louis-the-19th-king-of-the-airwaves\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T12:36:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:36:13","slug":"louis-19-le-roi-des-ondes-louis-the-19th-king-of-the-airwaves","status":"publish","type":"film","link":"https:\/\/reelcanada.ca\/film\/louis-19-le-roi-des-ondes-louis-the-19th-king-of-the-airwaves\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis 19, le roi des ondes (Louis the 19th, King of the Airwaves)"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this engaging comedy, Louis Jobin (Drainville), a TV addict, wins a contest to become the subject of a \u201creality\u201d television series. As the winner, Louis will be followed everywhere by a camera crew, non-stop for three months. A lonely and goofy guy, Louis is initially thrilled and expects his life to change for the better. But when a huge audience responds to the show and media frenzy starts building around him, Louis discovers that it\u2019s not easy being a celebrity. This film was remade by Ron Howard as EDtv<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cParticularly astonishing\u2026its commentary was both funny and telling.\u201d \u2014 Matthew Hays, Montage<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this engaging comedy, Louis Jobin (Drainville), a TV addict, wins a contest to become the subject of a \u201creality\u201d television series. As the winner, Louis will be followed everywhere… <\/p>\n