An Imaginary Tale
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.
Release Date
May 26, 1991Runtime
91 minGenres
DramaDirected by
André ForcierWritten by
André Forcier, Jacques MarcotteLanguage
FrenchBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Jean Lapointe
GastonLouise Marleau
FlorenceCharlotte Laurier
SoledadMarc Messier
LentaignesJean-François Pichette
TiboFrance Castel
AlysTony Nardi
ToniWarren 'Slim' Williams
SlimAngelo Cadet
TheoduleDenis Bouchard
Accordeur de pianoDonald Pilon
RollandPatrice Coquereau
CassioAlain Gendreau
PolicierFrançois Sasseville
BalayeurJean-Marie Lapointe
Homme de mainCarmen Ferlan
ServeuseLisette Dufour
ÉmiliaSuzanne Lambert
Personnage d'OthelloLuc Proulx
Personnage d'Othello