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