1h 25min

Drama

Comedy

Robert Lepage directed this Canadian comedy, filmed in black and white and color and adapted from Lepage's play The Seven Branches of the River Ota. In October 1970, Montreal actress Sophie (Anne-Marie Cadieux) appears in a Feydeau farce at the Osaka World's Fair. Back in Montreal, her boyfriend Michel (Alexis Martin) watches the October Crisis on TV and sees Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau declare the War Measures Act. The Canadian Army patrols Montreal streets. Sophie learns she's pregnant and phones Michel. However, Michel is immersed in politics, while Sophie rejects the amorous advances of her co-star (Eric Bernier), becomes friendly with a blind translator, and passes an evening with frivolous Canadian embassy official Walter (Richard Frechette) and his wife Patricia (Marie Gignac). Meanwhile, in Montreal, Michael plots terrorist activities. Commenting on East-West cultural distinctions, the film intercuts between Quebec (in black and white) and Japan (in color).

Production Companies

In Extremis Images

Alliance Films

Cast

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Sophie Maltais
Marie Gignac

Marie Gignac

Patricia Hébert
Éric Bernier

Éric Bernier

François-Xavier
Jules Philip

Jules Philip

Policier no 1
Tony Conte

Tony Conte

Policier no 2
Ghislaine Vincent

Ghislaine Vincent

Madame Petypon
Walter T Cassidy

Walter T Cassidy

Acteur de Nô
Ron Korb

Ron Korb

Flûtiste de Nô
Jim Asano Akira

Jim Asano Akira

Assistant Nô
Milton Tanaka

Milton Tanaka

Assistant Nô
Hitomi Asahata

Hitomi Asahata

Assistant Nô
Yosh Tagushi

Yosh Tagushi

Médecin
Michel Lee

Michel Lee

Étienne
Robert Bellefeuille

Robert Bellefeuille

Curé Feydeau
Lynda Beaulieu

Lynda Beaulieu

Madame Feydeau
Noriko Hisatomi

Noriko Hisatomi

Hôtesse à l'expo d'Osaka
Julie Shimotakahra

Julie Shimotakahra

Serveuse du restaurant
Denis Gaudreault

Denis Gaudreault

Visiteur de l'appartement
Denis Lefebvre

Denis Lefebvre

Visiteur de l'appartement
Yoshihiro Shimazu

Yoshihiro Shimazu

Serveur du karaoke
France Larochelle

France Larochelle

Hôtesse du Québec
Marie-Anne Larochelle

Marie-Anne Larochelle

Hôtesse du Québec
Jean Chrétien

Jean Chrétien

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Knowlton Nash

Knowlton Nash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Release date

26th May 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français, 日本語