Il était une fois dans l'est (1974)

Criss-cross stories adapted by author Michel Tremblay's popular plays from the Plateau borough in Montreal: a young teenager gets pregnant accidentally and must find a way to get a secret ... See full summary »

Director:

André Brassard

Writers:

Michel Tremblay, André Brassard,

Stars:

Denise Filiatrault, Michelle Rossignol, Frédérique Collin

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denise Filiatrault	...	Hélène
Michelle Rossignol	...	Pierrette
Frédérique Collin	...	Lise Paquette
Sophie Clément	...	Carmen
André Montmorency	...	Sandra
Amulette Garneau	...	Bec de lièvre
Denis Drouin	...	Maurice
Jean Archambault	...	Hosanna
Gilles Renaud	...	Cuirette
Claude Gai	...	la Duchesse de Langeais
Manda Parent	...	Germaine Lauzon
Béatrice Picard	...	Robertine
Rita Lafontaine	...	Manon
Mireille Rochon	...	Linda Lauzon
Johnny Pothitos	...	le P'tit

Storyline

Criss-cross stories adapted by author Michel Tremblay's popular plays from the Plateau borough in Montreal: a young teenager gets pregnant accidentally and must find a way to get a secret abortion, a drag-queen goes to a gala night at a gay club unaware that he will be humiliated for some cons he played on the homosexual community, and a gullible house lady invites her neighbors to help her glue trading stamps, but they have plans to rob and humiliate the poor woman and her household.

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Plot Keywords:

neighbor | abortion | homosexual | once upon a time in the title | gay interest | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

September 1975 (USA)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time in the East

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Productions Carle-Lamy, SDICC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor) Black and White

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