An Imaginary Tale (1991)

Poster for An Imaginary Tale

In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.

Cast & Crew

Director
André Forcier
  • Profile picture of Jean Lapointe
    Gaston Jean Lapointe
  • Profile picture of Louise Marleau
    Florence Louise Marleau
  • Profile picture of Charlotte Laurier
    Soledad Charlotte Laurier
  • Profile picture of Marc Messier
    Lentaignes Marc Messier
  • Profile picture of Jean-François Pichette
    Tibo Jean-François Pichette
  • Profile picture of France Castel
    Alys France Castel
  • Profile picture of Tony Nardi
    Toni Tony Nardi
  • Profile picture of Warren 'Slim' Williams
    Slim Warren 'Slim' Williams

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