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An Imaginary Tale

In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.

1991 |1h 31m |  Drama

Cast

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Jean Lapointe

Gaston

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Louise Marleau

Florence

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Charlotte Laurier

Soledad

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Marc Messier

Lentaignes

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Jean-François Pichette

Tibo

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France Castel

Alys

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Tony Nardi

Toni

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Warren 'Slim' Williams

Slim

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Angelo Cadet

Theodule

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Denis Bouchard

Accordeur de piano

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Donald Pilon

Rolland

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Patrice Coquereau

Cassio

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Alain Gendreau

Policier

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François Sasseville

Balayeur

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Jean-Marie Lapointe

Homme de main

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Carmen Ferlan

Serveuse

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Lisette Dufour

Émilia

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Suzanne Lambert

Personnage d'Othello

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Luc Proulx

Personnage d'Othello

More Details

Status

Released

Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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