Possible Worlds

1h 32m 2000

Brief Synopsis

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George Barber is, if nothing else, dead - of gruesome, unnatural causes. While police detective Berkley and his assistant Williams set out to unravel the mystery, we glimpse various permutations of George's lives and relationships with Joyce. As George puts it, "Each of us exists in an infinite numb

Cast & Crew

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Robert Lepage

Director

Tilda Swinton

Joyce

Tom Mccamus

George Barber

Sean Mccann

Inspector Berkley

Gabriel Gascon

Kleber--Doctor

Rick Miller

Williams

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Films Effects; Government Of Ontario; Harold Greenberg Fund; La Societe De Developpement Des Enterprises Culturelles; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada; The Movie Network
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (PARENT)/ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Cineplex Odeon Films; Momentum Pictures Limited

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Synopsis

George Barber is, if nothing else, dead - of gruesome, unnatural causes. While police detective Berkley and his assistant Williams set out to unravel the mystery, we glimpse various permutations of George's lives and relationships with Joyce. As George puts it, "Each of us exists in an infinite number of possible worlds." For George, existence is comprised of simultaneous dimensions. In one of these countless parallel universes, George and Joyce grew up in the same small, northern town; they've been married most of their lives. In another, they meet as strangers and have a casual affair. In yet another world, Joyce has never before in her life seen George. Looming behind these realms of romantic possibilities is a world where science has gone insanely awry.

Director

Robert Lepage

Director

Cast

Tilda Swinton

Joyce

Tom Mccamus

George Barber

Sean Mccann

Inspector Berkley

Gabriel Gascon

Kleber--Doctor

Rick Miller

Williams

Griffith Brewer

Caretaker

Daniel Brooks

Bob

Steve Adams

1st Interviewer

Russell Yuen

Police Officer

Mariah Inger

Ohnson

Laurent Imbault

Darkroom Technician

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

2nd Interviewer

Eric Hoziel

Axon Security

Simon Lee

No-Nose Man

Clement Cormier

House Keeper

Sylvie Rousseau

House Keepers Wife

Fanny Forget Gobrysz

One Of The Children

Etienne Forget Gobrysz

One Of The Children

Bertrand Cyr

Slab

Denis Cormier

Block

Dean Hogopian

Coroner

Jessica Paré

One Of The Party Guests

Ian M. Watson

One Of The Party Guests

Anthony Mccrae

Policeman

Lynn Adams

Colleague

Claudia Alfaro

Cleaning Woman

Henry Purcell

Performer

Idil Biret

Performer

Dean Hagopian

Crew

Erik Ajduk

Assistant Director

Lynda Beaulieu

Other

Jacques W Benoit

Assistant Director

Sabine Bernhard

Post-Production Coordinator

Daniel Brooks

Story Consultant

John Buchan

Casting (John Buchan Casting)

Jean-marc Casanova

Production Controller

Terrence P Charleton

Other

Michel Chauvin

Production Manager

Frederic Chopin

Music ("Nocturne In C Minor Op 48 No I")

Sandra Cunningham

Producer

Tony Currie

Dialogue Editor

Tony Currie

Adr Loop Group Editor

Sylvaine Dufaux

Camera Operator

Mari-josee Dupont

Production Coordinator

Ted East

Executive Producer

Richard Feren

Song Performer ("Sheer Cool" "In One World I Said I'M Making Coffee In Another World")

Jonathan Freeman

Director Of Photography

John Furniotis

Other

Peter Gabriel

Song Performer ("Nest")

Mark Gingras

Sound Effects Editor

Michele Hamel

Costume Designer

John Hazen

Sound Supervisor

John Hazen

Re-Recording Engineer

John Hazen

Adr Loop Group Engineer

Bruno Jobin

Producer

George Koller

Song Performer ("Toward Eternity" "Purified Relations")

Lacia Kornylo

Head Of Production (Alliance Pictures)

Goro Koyama

Foley Artist

Claude La Haye

Sound Recordist

Josee Lachance

Assistant Director

Stephane Ladry

3-D Designer

Claude Lafrance

Other

Pierre Lambert

Camera Operator

Lizane Lasalle

Makeup Artist

Robert Lepage

Script Colloboration

Victor Loewy

Executive Producer

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Ron Mellegers

Foley Mixer

Charlotte Mickie

Executive Producer

John Mighton

Screenwriter

John Mighton

Play As Source Material

Bethan Mowat

Assistant Director

Collin Niemi

Art Director

Natalie Pancer

Music Coordinator

Gilles Perreault

Unit Manager

Pedro Pires

Visual Concepts

Agnieszka Poninska

Assistant Director

Bob Pritchett

Key Hairdresser

Ron Proulx

Music Supervisor

Martin Rivest

Hairdresser

Louis-philippe Rondeau

3-D Designer

Daniele Rouleau

Key Set Decorator

Sylvie Rousseau

Casting (Magdalen Islands)

Francois Seguin

Production Designer

Ginette Senechal

Script Supervisor

Susan Shipton

Editor

Diane Simard

Key Makeup Artist

Guy Sprung

Development Consultant

Micehele St-arnaud

Location Manager

Mel Torme

Song Performer ("Long Ago And Far Away")

Louise Tremblay

Set Decorator

Antonio Vidoza

Special Effects Coordinator

Film Details

Genre
Adaptation
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Canadian Broadcasting Company (Cbc); Canadian Film Or Video Production Tax Credit; Films Effects; Government Of Ontario; Harold Greenberg Fund; La Societe De Developpement Des Enterprises Culturelles; Ontario Film Development Corporation; Sodec; TTlTfilm Canada; The Movie Network
Distribution Company
ALLIANCE ATLANTIS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (PARENT)/ALLIANCE ATLANTIS VIVAFILM; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm; Cineplex Odeon Films; Momentum Pictures Limited

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 32m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for three 2000 Genie Awards including Best Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Tilda Swinton) and Best Achievement in Direction by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television.

Winner of two 2000 Genie Awards including Best Achievement in Art Direction/Production Design and Best Achievement in Editing by the Canadian Academy of Cinema and Television.

Released in United States Winter November 3, 2000

Released in United States 2000

Released in United States February 2001

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.

Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.

Released in United States Winter November 3, 2000

Released in United States 2000 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Cinema of the Present) August 30 - September 9, 2000.)

Released in United States February 2001 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 21-28, 2001.)

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