In Quebec 40s, orphans or abandoned children are placed in a gigantic psychiatric hospital where children were locked. Were they sick? No, they simply had no family. To escape this oppressive universe, they created a parallel world: the institution's basement where, in a maze of tunnels, they founded an independent company, with its rituals, spells. A young girl, Agnes, reigns over this underground world that adults seem to tolerate.
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Cast
31 people
Charlotte Laurier
Agnes Laberge
Also in
2 Seconds
Good Riddance
Gilles Renaud
Barbouilleux
Known for
The Guide to the Perfect Family
Outbreak
Claude Jutra
Pierre Lamy
Thomas Vámos
Paule Baillargeon
Soeur Gertrude
Known for
August 32nd on Earth
Jesus of Montreal
Jean Dansereau
Also in
The Rape of a Sweet Young Girl
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar
Louise Rinfret
Also in
The Pyx
Good Riddance
Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge
Ti-Cul
Known for
Hold-up
Claire Boyer
Ariane Frédérique
Gisele
Known for
The Decline of the American Empire
François Méthé
Sebastien
Also in
The Revolving Doors
Claude Jutra Director · Louise Rinfret Writer Thomas Vámos Cinematographer
Budget $1.6M · First release January 29, 1985 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$1,600,000
Production
Canada
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La dame en couleurs
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · January 29, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
July 1, 1985 · Moscow Film Festival
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