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The Red Kitchen

May 29, 1980 · 1h 22m
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On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.

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CAST

Michèle Mercure
The bride
Han Masson
Daybe
Catherine Brunelle
Darling
Marie Ouellet
Mireille
Monique Mercure
The mother
Valérie Déjoie
Estelle
Claude Maher
The groom
Gilles Renaud
The father
Directed by Frédérique Collin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
$247,946
Revenue
—
Production
Institut québécois du cinéma, Ballon Blanc, Productions Anastasie Inc., Les Films du Crépuscule, Canada Council for the Arts
Country
CA

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