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Description: 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).

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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Budget: $1,000,000 | Revenue : $0

Runtime: 85 minutes

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Anne-Marie Cadieux

Played Sophie Maltais

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Marie Gignac

Played Patricia Hébert

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Richard Fréchette

Played Walter

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Alexis Martin

Played Michel

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Éric Bernier

Played François-Xavier

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Marie Brassard

Played Hanako

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Patrice Godin

Played René

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Jean Antoine Charest

Played Claude

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Jules Philip

Played Policier no 1

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Tony Conte

Played Policier no 2

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Normand Bissonnette

Played Buchanen

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Ghislaine Vincent

Played Madame Petypon

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Jean Leloup

Played Livreur

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Walter T Cassidy

Played Acteur de Nô

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Ron Korb

Played Flûtiste de Nô

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Darren Hitoshi Miyasaki

Played Musicien Nô

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Gary Kiyoshi Nagata

Played Musicien Nô

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Jim Asano Akira

Played Assistant Nô

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Milton Tanaka

Played Assistant Nô

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Hitomi Asahata

Played Assistant Nô

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Yosh Tagushi

Played Médecin

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Michel Lee

Played Étienne

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Robert Bellefeuille

Played Curé Feydeau

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Lynda Beaulieu

Played Madame Feydeau

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Noriko Hisatomi

Played Hôtesse à l'expo d'Osaka

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Kathia Bassanoff

Played Femme

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Julie Shimotakahra

Played Serveuse du restaurant

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Nathalie D'Anjou

Played Concierge

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Denis Gaudreault

Played Visiteur de l'appartement

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Denis Lefebvre

Played Visiteur de l'appartement

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Abdul Aziz Rasuli

Played Azis

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Yoshihiro Shimazu

Played Serveur du karaoke

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France Larochelle

Played Hôtesse du Québec

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Marie-Anne Larochelle

Played Hôtesse du Québec

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Robert Norman

Played Policier

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Pierre Auger

Played Voix

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Sophie Faucher

Played Voix

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Manuel Foglia

Played Voix

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Pierre Drolet

Played Voix

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Jean Chrétien

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Knowlton Nash

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Played Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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