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Bittersweet Memories

Ma vie en cinémascope

Release: 2004-12-17 ·Runtime: 105m ·★ 6.3
Drama Music

1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.

Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Cinémaginaire
Société Radio-Canada
Super Écran
Téléfilm Canada
SODEC

Cast

Alexandrine Agostini Alexandrine Agostini as Patiente St-Michel Paul Doucet Paul Doucet as Roy Maloin Pierre Collin Pierre Collin as Le docteur Nathalie Mallette Nathalie Mallette as Rose "La Poune" Ouellette Vincent Bolduc Vincent Bolduc as Jean-Paul (danseur) Fernando Echevarría Fernando Echevarría as Gabriel Ruiz Johanne-Marie Tremblay Johanne-Marie Tremblay as Bertine Robitaille Denise Dubois Denise Dubois as Voisine des Robitaille Jeff Boudreault Jeff Boudreault as Paul Desmarteaux Frédéric Boudreault Frédéric Boudreault as Journaliste Julianne Côté Julianne Côté as Jeannette Robitaille (12 ans) Frédéric Desager Frédéric Desager as Le curé Robert Lalonde Robert Lalonde as Neurologue Prévost Jean Sébastien Poirier Jean Sébastien Poirier as Roger (le batteur) Patrick Labbé Patrick Labbé as Yvon Robert Miranda Handford Miranda Handford as Femme d'Olivier (Evelyn) Charles-André Bourassa Charles-André Bourassa as Gérard Robitaille Martin Cloutier Martin Cloutier as Baloune Pascale Bussières Pascale Bussières as Alys Robi Vincent Giroux Vincent Giroux as Spectateur (lutte) Claire Jacques Claire Jacques as Madame Tremblay Mireille Thibault Mireille Thibault as Caissière du National Eugénie Beaudry Eugénie Beaudry as Marguerite (15-32 ans) Michel Barrette Michel Barrette as Napoléon "Paulo" Robitaille Normand Chouinard Normand Chouinard as Jean Grimaldi Thérèse Perreault Thérèse Perreault as Religieuse réanimation Noémie Yelle Noémie Yelle as Alys Roby, adolescente Chantal Baril Chantal Baril as Juliette Pétrie Serge Postigo Serge Postigo as Oliver Guimond Joël Legendre Joël Legendre as Maître de cérémonie Arlequin François Sasseville François Sasseville as Patient Prévost Terry Haig Terry Haig as Spécialiste de la clinique Denis Bernard Denis Bernard as Lucio Agostini Adèle Reinhardt Adèle Reinhardt as Rosanna Lise Dion Lise Dion as Manda Jacques Girard Jacques Girard as Arbitre lutte Martin Larocque Martin Larocque as Camilien Houde Yvan Benoît Yvan Benoît as Gérant du Capitole Enrica Boucher Enrica Boucher as Jeannine (orpheline) Fabien Dupuis Fabien Dupuis as Gardien St-Michel