Nô

Nô (1998)

Released: 1998-05-26 Duration: 1hr 25min
Genres: Drama Comedy
Rating 7.0

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

In Extremis Images
Alliance Films
Alliance Films

Additional Info

Budget $1,000,000.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language fr
Popularity 2.33

Directed By

Robert Lepage

Crew

Director
Robert Lepage
Producer
Bruno Jobin
Director of Photography
Pierre Mignot
Editor
Aube Foglia
Art Department Coordinator
France Boudreau

TOP CAST

Anne-Marie Cadieux
Anne-Marie Cadieux

Sophie Maltais

Marie Gignac
Marie Gignac

Patricia Hébert

Éric Bernier
Éric Bernier

François-Xavier

Jules Philip
Jules Philip

Policier no 1

Tony Conte
Tony Conte

Policier no 2

Ghislaine Vincent
Ghislaine Vincent

Madame Petypon

Jean Leloup
Jean Leloup

Livreur

Walter T Cassidy
Walter T Cassidy

Acteur de Nô

Ron Korb
Ron Korb

Flûtiste de Nô

Gary Kiyoshi Nagata
Gary Kiyoshi Nagata

Musicien Nô

Jim Asano Akira
Jim Asano Akira

Assistant Nô

Milton Tanaka
Milton Tanaka

Assistant Nô

Hitomi Asahata
Hitomi Asahata

Assistant Nô

Yosh Tagushi
Yosh Tagushi

Médecin

Michel Lee
Michel Lee

Étienne

Robert Bellefeuille
Robert Bellefeuille

Curé Feydeau

Lynda Beaulieu
Lynda Beaulieu

Madame Feydeau

Noriko Hisatomi
Noriko Hisatomi

Hôtesse à l'expo d'Osaka

Julie Shimotakahra
Julie Shimotakahra

Serveuse du restaurant

Denis Gaudreault
Denis Gaudreault

Visiteur de l'appartement

Denis Lefebvre
Denis Lefebvre

Visiteur de l'appartement

Yoshihiro Shimazu
Yoshihiro Shimazu

Serveur du karaoke

France Larochelle
France Larochelle

Hôtesse du Québec

Marie-Anne Larochelle
Marie-Anne Larochelle

Hôtesse du Québec

Robert Norman
Robert Norman

Policier

Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Knowlton Nash
Knowlton Nash

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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