The Red Kitchen
5.6
On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.
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Cast
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Michèle Mercure
The bride
Known for
Sweet Movie
Han Masson
Daybe
Also in
Des fleurs sur la neige
Alys Robi
Paule Baillargeon
Jacques Blain
Catherine Brunelle
Darling
Frédérique Collin
Michel Descombes
Marie Ouellet
Mireille
Also in
Anastasie oh ma chérie
Louise Jobin
Monique Mercure
The mother
Known for
Naked Lunch
Quintet
Claire Wojas
Valérie Déjoie
Estelle
No other roles listed
Paule Baillargeon Director · Frédérique Collin Director Marie La Haye Writer
Budget $248K · First release May 29, 1980 · Produced in Canada
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Budget
$247,946
Production
Institut québécois du cinéma
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Ballon Blanc
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Productions Anastasie Inc.
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Les Films du Crépuscule
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Canada Council for the Arts
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Canada
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Original title
La cuisine rouge
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · May 29, 1980
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