Canada / Aug 28, 1990
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Marc Gélinas | Gros Pierre |
| Warren 'Slim' Williams | Slim |
| Léo Munger | Nicole |
| Angelo Cadet | Theodule |
| Louise Gagnon | Arlette |
| Denis Bouchard | Accordeur de piano |
| Donald Pilon | Rolland |
| Denys Paris | Courtemanche |
| Patrice Coquereau | Cassio |
| Marcel Fournier | Roger Gingras |
| Charlotte Bernard | Ouvreuse |
| Roland Laroche | Portier |
| Alain Gendreau | Policier |
| Alda Viero | Pleureuse |
| Alberta Bonfiglio | Pleureuse |
| Ghyslaine Dupont-Hebert | Pleureuse |
| François Sasseville | Balayeur |
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| Jean-Marie Lapointe | Homme de main |
| Jacques Vaillancourt Jr. | Homme de main |
| Élise Varo | Serveuse |
| Carmen Ferlan | Serveuse |
| Guy Provencher | Maurice |
| Célina Pinet | Margot |
| Patrice Arbour | Curé |
| Paul Cagelet | Clément (Lago) |
| Yvon Charette | Personnage d'Othello |
| Lisette Dufour | Émilia |
| Suzanne Lambert | Personnage d'Othello |
| Dominic Lavallée | Julien (Roderico) |
| Pierre Pageau | Curé |
| Luc Proulx | Personnage d'Othello |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Une histoire inventée |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 26 maggio 1991 |
| Production | Claudio Luca, Robin Spry |
| Writer | Jacques Marcotte, André Forcier |
| Editing | Aube Foglia, François Gill |
| Cinematography | Georges Dufaux |
| Assistant directors | André Forcier |
| Camera operators | Georges Dufaux |
| Additional photography | Georges Dufaux |
| Music | Serge Fiori |
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| Sound | Serge Fiori |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / May 26, 1991
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