A television host tries to react to the process of alienation that the public is subjected to from variety shows.
Acting
Jacques Boulanger's unraveling is magnetic and uncomfortable.
Direction
Lord blurs reality TV and breakdown with surgical precision.
Writing
Script predicted our influencer era four decades early.
Director
Jean-Claude Lord
Jacques Boulanger
Jeannot
Benoît Girard
Pierre Vignon, le chanteur
Claude Michaud
Benoit Marquis, l'agent
Anne Létourneau
Jeune Chanteuse prometteuse
Véronique Béliveau
Jeune Chanteuse prometteuse
Rita Lafontaine
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Amulette Garneau
Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
Monique Mercure
Madame Jeannot
Manda Parent
Mignonne
Jean-Marie Lemieux
Boss de Jeannot
Bertrand Gagnon
Boss de Jeannot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Quebec's Quiet Revolution, the film channels genuine anxiety about American media colonization and cultural identity loss.
Lord shot actual episodes of popular variety show 'Les Couche-Tard' integrated into the narrative, using real audiences who had no idea they were witnessing a fictional breakdown.
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