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Fantastica (1980)

Genre : Drama, Music

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Gilles Carle

Synopsis

In this Canadian made oddball mix of music and drama, an actress (Carole Laure) in a traveling musical revue is involved with the show's director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist. He too is drawn to her, and together they try to stop a factory from being built over an old-growth forest.

Actors

Carole Laure
Carole Laure
Lorca
Lewis Furey
Lewis Furey
Paul
Serge Reggiani
Serge Reggiani
Euclide Brown
Claudine Auger
Claudine Auger
Johanne McPherson
John Vernon
John Vernon
Jim McPherson
Denise Filiatrault
Denise Filiatrault
Emma
Claude Blanchard
Claude Blanchard
Hector
Michel-René Labelle
Michel-René Labelle
Louis
Carine Carlier
Carine Carlier
Liliane
Donald Pilon
Donald Pilon
Georges
Gilbert Sicotte
Gilbert Sicotte
Julien
François Léveillée
François Léveillée
Hervé
François Pratte
François Pratte
Willie
Pierre Fauteux
Pierre Fauteux
Zacharie
Guy L'Ecuyer
Guy L'Ecuyer
Pompier
Nathalie Breuer
Nathalie Breuer
Nathalie
Odette Peterson
Odette Peterson
Jeanne
Michelle Poirier
Michelle Poirier
Michelle
Pierre Curzi
Pierre Curzi
André
Rolland Bédard
Rolland Bédard
Gilles Renaud
Gilles Renaud
Luc Senay
Luc Senay
J. Léo Gagnon
J. Léo Gagnon

Crews

Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Director
Gilles Carle
Gilles Carle
Writer
Charlyne Ascason
Charlyne Ascason
Delegated Producer
Jean-Serge Breton
Jean-Serge Breton
Associate Producer
Eric Fournier
Eric Fournier
Executive Producer
Lewis Furey
Lewis Furey
Musical
Hugues Darmois
Hugues Darmois
Editor
Jocelyn Joly
Jocelyn Joly
Art Direction
Anne Pritchard
Anne Pritchard
Art Direction
Michèle Hamel
Michèle Hamel
Costume Design
François Protat
François Protat
Director of Photography

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