Movie Description
Nô
(1998)Overview
Robert Lepage directed this Canadian comedy, filmed in black and white and color and adapted from Lepage's play The Seven Branches of the River Ota. In October 1970, Montreal actress Sophie (Anne-Marie Cadieux) appears in a Feydeau farce at the Osaka World's Fair. Back in Montreal, her boyfriend Michel (Alexis Martin) watches the October Crisis on TV and sees Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau declare the War Measures Act. The Canadian Army patrols Montreal streets. Sophie learns she's pregnant and phones Michel. However, Michel is immersed in politics, while Sophie rejects the amorous advances of her co-star (Eric Bernier), becomes friendly with a blind translator, and passes an evening with frivolous Canadian embassy official Walter (Richard Frechette) and his wife Patricia (Marie Gignac). Meanwhile, in Montreal, Michael plots terrorist activities. Commenting on East-West cultural distinctions, the film intercuts between Quebec (in black and white) and Japan (in color).
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert Lepage
- Producer : Bruno Jobin
- Writer : André Morency,Robert Lepage
- Editor : Aube Foglia
- Cast : Anne-Marie Cadieux,Marie Gignac,Richard Fréchette,Alexis Martin,Éric Bernier,Marie Brassard,Patrice Godin,Jean Antoine Charest,Jules Philip,Tony Conte,Normand Bissonnette,Ghislaine Vincent,Jean Leloup,Walter T Cassidy,Ron Korb,Darren Hitoshi Miyasaki,Gary Kiyoshi Nagata,Jim Asano Akira,Milton Tanaka,Hitomi Asahata,Yosh Tagushi,Michel Lee,Robert Bellefeuille,Lynda Beaulieu,Noriko Hisatomi,Kathia Bassanoff,Julie Shimotakahra,Nathalie D'Anjou,Denis Gaudreault,Denis Lefebvre,Abdul Aziz Rasuli,Yoshihiro Shimazu,France Larochelle,Marie-Anne Larochelle,Robert Norman,Pierre Auger,Sophie Faucher,Manuel Foglia,Pierre Drolet,Jean Chrétien,Knowlton Nash,Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Cast
Sophie Maltais
Patricia Hébert
Walter
Michel
François-Xavier
Hanako
René
Claude
Policier no 1
Policier no 2
Buchanen
Madame Petypon
Livreur
Acteur de Nô
Flûtiste de Nô
Musicien Nô
Musicien Nô
Assistant Nô
Assistant Nô
Assistant Nô
Médecin
Étienne
Curé Feydeau
Madame Feydeau
Hôtesse à l'expo d'Osaka
Femme
Serveuse du restaurant
Concierge
Visiteur de l'appartement
Visiteur de l'appartement
Azis
Serveur du karaoke
Hôtesse du Québec
Hôtesse du Québec
Policier
Voix
Voix
Voix
Voix
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Posters
Facts
Original TitleNô
Status Released
Release Information
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1998-05-26
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 25m
Budget₹ 1000000
Production CompaniesIn Extremis Images,Alliance Films
Genres
- Drama
- Comedy
