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The Favourite Game (2003)

Género : Drama

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 41M

Director : Bernar Hébert
Escritor : Peter Putka

Sinopsis

As a kid, Leo thought he possessed, like a magician, the secret power to make things happen. As a young man, he certainly knows how to make things happen with women. But as his best friend Krantz would say to him, "Why do you always ask questions you already know answers to?" Leo believes firmly in what he invents from one day to the next. Images, impressions, stories fill his head. That's just how he is: life, for Leo, is just a game. Behind this childlike attitude, hides the very essence of his own life's quest.

Actores

JR Bourne
JR Bourne
Leo / poet
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Shell
Cary Lawrence
Cary Lawrence
Lisa
Sabine Karsenti
Sabine Karsenti
Tamara / Leo's ex-girlfriend
Daniel Brochu
Daniel Brochu
Krantz / Leo's friend
Vikki Walker
Vikki Walker
Nellie / Leo's cousin
Catlin Foster
Catlin Foster
Leo / 10 years old
Ashley Lang
Ashley Lang
Lisa / 10 years old
Wyatt Bowen
Wyatt Bowen
Krantz / 10 years old
Bronwen Mantel
Bronwen Mantel
Leo's Mother
Robert Brewster
Robert Brewster
Leo's Father
Sean Pichette
Sean Pichette
Martin / Boy in park
Elena Gautcheff
Elena Gautcheff
Martin's Mother
Nicholas Walker
Nicholas Walker
Georges
Anne Day-Jones
Anne Day-Jones
Woman on Mount-Royal

Tripulaciones

Bernar Hébert
Bernar Hébert
Director
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Novel
Peter Putka
Peter Putka
Screenplay
René Chénier
René Chénier
Line Producer
Michel Ouellette
Michel Ouellette
Producer
Serge Ladouceur
Serge Ladouceur
Cinematography
Philippe Ralet
Philippe Ralet
Editor

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