An Imaginary Tale (Une histoire inventée) 32 years old

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.

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An Imaginary Tale Cast

Name Character
Louise Marleau She was 46, now 79 years old
Denis Bouchard He was 37, now 70 years old
Marc Messier He was 43, now 76 years old
Patrice Coquereau He was 30, now 63 years old
Carmen Ferlan
Donald Pilon He was 50, now 83 years old
France Castel She was 47, now 80 years old
Jean Lapointe He was 55, now 88 years old
Alain Gendreau
Patrice Arbour
Jean-François Pichette He was 29, now 62 years old
Tony Nardi He was 33, now 66 years old
Paul Cagelet He was 38, now 71 years old
Marc Gélinas He was 53, 63 years old when he died
Luc Proulx He was 40, now 73 years old
Charlotte Laurier She was 24, now 57 years old

An Imaginary Tale Crew

Name Department
Robin Spry as Producer. He was 51 (65) years old when He died Production
André Forcier as Director. He was 43 (now 76) years old Directing
André Forcier as Writer. He was 43 (now 76) years old Writing
Georges Dufaux as Director of Photography. He was 64 (81) years old when He died Camera
Serge Fiori as Music. He was 39 (now 72) years old Sound
Jacques Marcotte as Writer. He was 43 (67) years old when He died Writing
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An Imaginary Tale (32 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, May 26, 1991
  • Runtime: 91 minutes