An Imaginary Tale
Une histoire inventée
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.
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Cast
Lisette Dufour
as Émilia
Suzanne Lambert
as Personnage d'Othello
Luc Proulx
as Personnage d'Othello
Charlotte Laurier
as Soledad
Tony Nardi
as Toni
Angelo Cadet
as Theodule
Louise Marleau
as Florence
Jean-François Pichette
as Tibo
France Castel
as Alys
Jean-Marie Lapointe
as Homme de main
Marc Messier
as Lentaignes
Marc Gélinas
as Gros Pierre
François Sasseville
as Balayeur
Denis Bouchard
as Accordeur de piano
Donald Pilon
as Rolland
Carmen Ferlan
as Serveuse
Warren 'Slim' Williams
as Slim
Patrice Coquereau
as Cassio
Alain Gendreau
as Policier
Jean Lapointe
as Gaston
