Nô (1998)
Overview
Robert Lepage directed this Canadian comedy, filmed in black and white and color and adapted from Lepage's play The Seven Branches of the River Ota. In October 1970, Montreal actress Sophie (Anne-Marie Cadieux) appears in a Feydeau farce at the Osaka World's Fair. Back in Montreal, her boyfriend Michel (Alexis Martin) watches the October Crisis on TV and sees Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau declare the War Measures Act. The Canadian Army patrols Montreal streets. Sophie learns she's pregnant and phones Michel. However, Michel is immersed in politics, while Sophie rejects the amorous advances of her co-star (Eric Bernier), becomes friendly with a blind translator, and passes an evening with frivolous Canadian embassy official Walter (Richard Frechette) and his wife Patricia (Marie Gignac). Meanwhile, in Montreal, Michael plots terrorist activities. Commenting on East-West cultural distinctions, the film intercuts between Quebec (in black and white) and Japan (in color).
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 1.346 |
Directed By
Robert Lepage
Crew
Robert Lepage
Robert Lepage
André Morency
Bruno Jobin
Aube Foglia
Pierre Mignot
Michel F. Côté
France Boudreau
Bernard Falaise
TOP CAST
Anne-Marie Cadieux
Sophie Maltais
Marie Gignac
Patricia Hébert
Richard Fréchette
Walter
Alexis Martin
Michel
Éric Bernier
François-Xavier
Marie Brassard
Hanako
Patrice Godin
René
Jean Antoine Charest
Claude
Jules Philip
Policier no 1
Tony Conte
Policier no 2
Normand Bissonnette
Buchanen
Ghislaine Vincent
Madame Petypon
Jean Leloup
Livreur
Walter T Cassidy
Acteur de Nô
Ron Korb
Flûtiste de Nô
Darren Hitoshi Miyasaki
Musicien Nô
Gary Kiyoshi Nagata
Musicien Nô
Jim Asano Akira
Assistant Nô
Milton Tanaka
Assistant Nô
Hitomi Asahata
Assistant Nô
Yosh Tagushi
Médecin
Michel Lee
Étienne
Robert Bellefeuille
Curé Feydeau
Lynda Beaulieu
Madame Feydeau
Noriko Hisatomi
Hôtesse à l'expo d'Osaka
Kathia Bassanoff
Femme
Julie Shimotakahra
Serveuse du restaurant
Nathalie D'Anjou
Concierge
Denis Gaudreault
Visiteur de l'appartement
Denis Lefebvre
Visiteur de l'appartement
Abdul Aziz Rasuli
Azis
Yoshihiro Shimazu
Serveur du karaoke
France Larochelle
Hôtesse du Québec
Marie-Anne Larochelle
Hôtesse du Québec
Robert Norman
Policier
Pierre Auger
Voix
Sophie Faucher
Voix
Manuel Foglia
Voix
Pierre Drolet
Voix
Jean Chrétien
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Knowlton Nash
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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