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Synopsis

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).

Main Cast

Anne-Marie Cadieux

Sophie Maltais

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Marie Gignac

Patricia Hébert

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Richard Fréchette

Walter

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Alexis Martin

Michel

Age : 60 | Popularity : 7%

Éric Bernier

François-Xavier

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Marie Brassard

Hanako

Age : 64 | Popularity : 3%

Patrice Godin

René

Age : 56 | Popularity : 6%

Jean Antoine Charest

Claude

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Robert Lepage
Writing	Writer	Robert Lepage André Morency
Camera	Director of Photography	Pierre Mignot
Editing	Editor	Aube Foglia
Production	Producer	Bruno Jobin
Sound	Music	Michel F. Côté Bernard Falaise
Art	Art Department Coordinator	France Boudreau
Department	Role	Name

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