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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Jean Lapointe
Gaston
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Louise Marleau
Florence
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Charlotte Laurier
Soledad
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Marc Messier
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Jean-François Pichette
Tibo
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France Castel
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Tony Nardi
Toni
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Marc Gélinas
Gros Pierre
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Warren 'Slim' Williams
Slim
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Léo Munger
Nicole
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Angelo Cadet
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Bar Salon
André Forcier Director · Jacques Marcotte Writer Georges Dufaux Cinematographer
First release August 28, 1990 · Produced in Canada · Production Les Productions C.M. Luca (CA)
Production
Les films telescene inc. (CA)
Production
Les Productions C.M. Luca (CA)
Production
Canada
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Original title
Une histoire inventée
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · August 28, 1990
Premiere
Canada · May 26, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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