Nô (1998)

Director:

Robert Lepage

Writers:

Robert Lepage, André Morency

Stars:

Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marie Gignac, Richard Fréchette

2 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anne-Marie Cadieux	...	Sophie Maltais
Marie Gignac	...	Patricia Hébert
Richard Fréchette	...	Walter
Alexis Martin	...	Michel
Eric Bernier	...	François-Xavier
Marie Brassard	...	Hanako
Patrice Godin	...	René
Jean Charest	...	Claude
Jules Philip	...	Policier #1
Tony Conte	...	Policier #2 (as Tony Conté)
Normand Bissonnette	...	Buchanen
Ghislaine Vincent	...	Madame Petypon
Jean Leloup	...	Livreur
Walter T. Cassidy	...	Acteur Nô
Ron Korb	...	Nô Musicien: Flute

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

intentional mistranslation | play within film | quebec separatism | nonlinear timeline | quebec | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French Japanese English

Release Date:

25 September 1998 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Québec City, Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD 1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,868 (USA) (23 April 1999)

Gross:

$4,868 (USA) (23 April 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Communications Corporation, In Extremis Images

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near end of movie, on eve of 1980 referendum in Quebec, in Sophie and Michel's refrigerator, we see a berry jam container of a brand not yet found in stores at that time (Vachon-Culinar's Double-Fruit). Same for spreadable Kraft's Philadelphia cream cheese in a round plastic container, which did not appear until later in the decade.

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Connections

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Sukiyaki"
Written by Hochidoi Nakamura and Rokusuke Ei
Performed by Marie Brassard

User Reviews

No, No, Yes!

Prolific man of the theatre and occasional film-maker Lepage brilliantly finds a farce among the separatists in Montreal in 1970 to match the Feydeau varierty being performed at Expo 70 in Tokyo. The link is the actress Sophie in Japan, whose boy-friend Michel in Montreal wants to write a more elegant note to go with the bomb his terrorist colleagues plan to set off in three hours' time. His confusion over Japanese and Canadian time has hilarious consequences, as does Sophie's involvement with a lecherous diplomat and his snooty wife. 'No' refers to the Quebequois vote against separation in 1980 & to a No play in Tokyo. My "Yes' is acclaim for a delicious film. Catch it if you can.