An Imaginary Tale

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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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Creators

André Forcier

director

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Jacques Marcotte

writer

André Forcier

writer

Cast

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Jean Lapointe actor Louise Marleau actor

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Charlotte Laurier actor Marc Messier actor Jean-François Pichette actor

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France Castel actor Tony Nardi actor

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Marc Gélinas actor

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Warren "Slim" Williams actor

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Léo Munger actor

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Angelo Cadet actor

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Louise Gagnon actor Denis Bouchard actor Donald Pilon actor

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Denys Paris actor

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Patrice Coquereau actor

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Marcel Fournier actor

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Charlotte Bernard actor

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Roland Laroche actor

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Alain Gendreau actor