Before the Time Comes
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Hélène is a woman who already has, in her view, quite enough children. For some time she has secretly been taking birth control pills, but now she is too old to use them safely. When her husband Gabriel discovers the pills, he is distressed, since he wants a large family. The two of them discuss their differing attitudes and desires but come to no resolution.
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Cast
20 people
Luce Guilbeault
Helene
Also in
Dirty Money
Percé on the Rocks
Paule Baillargeon
Monique, Helene's sister
Known for
August 32nd on Earth
Jesus of Montreal
Michel Brault
Anne Claire Poirier
Marthe Blackburn
Pierre Gobeil
Gabriel, Helene's husband
Also in
Le temps d'une paix
The Mob
Maurice Blackburn
Louise Carré
Angèle Arsenault
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Maria Chapdelaine
Jacques Gagné
J. Léo Gagnon
Also in
The Last Betrothal
Dirty Money
Suzanne Gabori
Anne Claire Poirier Director · Louise Carré Writer Marthe Blackburn Writer
First release April 11, 1975 · Produced in Canada · Original title Le Temps de l'avant
Production
ONF | NFB
Production
Canada
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Original title
Le Temps de l'avant
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · April 11, 1975
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No release date listed for United States.
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