Once Upon a Time in the East (1974 film)
Once Upon a Time in the East | |
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French | Il était une fois dans l'est |
Directed by | André Brassard |
Written by | André Brassard Michel Tremblay |
Produced by | Pierre Lamy |
Starring | Denise Filiatrault |
Cinematography | Paul Van der Linden |
Edited by | André Corriveau |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | French |
Box office | $1 million (Canada)[1] |
Once Upon a Time in the East (French: Il était une fois dans l'est) is a 1974 Canadian drama film directed by André Brassard. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
The film is based on several plays by Michel Tremblay, weaving characters from the plays Les Belles-sœurs, Hosanna, La duchesse de Langeais and À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou into an original ensemble cast story.[3]
Cast[]
- Denise Filiatrault – Hélène
- Michelle Rossignol – Pierrette
- Frédérique Collin – Lise Paquette
- – Carmen
- – Sandra
- Amulette Garneau – Bec de lièvre
- – Maurice
- Jean Archambault – Hosanna
- Gilles Renaud – Cuirette
- – la Duchesse de Langeais
- – Germaine Lauzon
- Béatrice Picard – Robertine
- Rita Lafontaine – Manon
- – Linda Lauzon
- – le P'tit
References[]
- ^ "Canadian Films Grosses". Variety. 24 November 1976. p. 32.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Once Upon a Time in the East". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 26 April 2009.
- ^ Peter Harry Rist, Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada (pg. 100). Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. ISBN 978-0313299315.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1974 films
- French-language films
- 1974 drama films
- Canadian films
- Canadian drama films
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- Films directed by André Brassard
- Films set in Montreal
- Works by Michel Tremblay
- 1970s Canadian film stubs