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Once Upon a Time in the East is a canadien film of genre Drama directed by André Brassard with Denise Filiatrault
Once Upon a Time in the East (1974)
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Add to a movie listOnce Upon a Time in the East (French: Il était une fois dans l'est) is a 1974 Canadian drama film directed by André Brassard. It was entered into the 1974 Cannes Film Festival.
The film is based on several plays by Michel Tremblay, weaving characters from the plays Les Belles-sœurs, Hosanna, La duchesse de Langeais and À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou into an original ensemble cast story.
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L’action se déroule dans le milieu des travestis de la « Main » à Montréal. Reprenant certains personnages et les thèmes du théâtre de Tremblay, tels qu’ils étaient développés à l’époque, l’intrigue suit deux parcours parallèles. Germaine Lauzon est l’heureuse gagnante de boîtes de timbres à coller. Elle regroupe chez elle des belle-sœurs, voisines et amies pour l’aider à coller ses timbres dans les livrets. Hosanna réalise son désir fabuleux de se transformer en Cléopâtre pour un concours au cabaret de travestie qu’elle fréquente. Elle ignore qu’on lui a tendu un piège, avec la complicité de Cuirette, pour se venger d’elle et la ridiculiser. Pendant que Hosanna se fait humilier, Germaine Lauzon se fait voler ses timbres, toutes deux trahies par leurs supposées amies. Le récit concert à deux voies se présente comme une évocation noire et forte de l’impasse humaine.Actors
Denise Filiatrault
(Hélène)
Michelle Rossignol
(Pierrette)
Frédérique Collin
(Lise Paquette)
Sophie Clément
(Carmen)
André Montmorency
(Sandra)
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