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Brief Synopsis
A tribute to Montreal's 350th anniversary via six short vignettes involving the city.
Cast & Crew
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Denys Arcand
Director ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Sheila Mccarthy
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Charlotte Laurier
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Alexandre Hausvater
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Robert Lepage
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Denys Arcand
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Film Details
Also Known As
Canvas in Time, A, Derniere Partie, Desperanto or Let Sleeping Girls Lie, En Passant, La Toile du Temps, Last Period, The, Montreal Sextet, Passing Through, Toile du Temps, La
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Atlantis Films, Ltd.; National Film Board Of Canada
Distribution Company
Cinema Pluss
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Synopsis
A tribute to Montreal's 350th anniversary via six short vignettes involving the city.
Directors
Denys Arcand
Director ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Michel Brault
Director ("La Derniere Partie")
Atom Egoyan
Director ("En Passant")
Jacques Leduc
Director ("La Toile Du Temps")
Lea Pool
Director ("Rispondetemi")
Patricia Rozema
Director ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Cast
Sheila Mccarthy
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Charlotte Laurier
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Alexandre Hausvater
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Robert Lepage
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Denys Arcand
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Genevieve Rioux
("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Martin Drainville
("La Toile Du Temps")
Claude Blanchard
("La Toile Du Temps")
Michel Barrette
("La Toile Du Temps")
Pierrette Robitaille
("La Toile Du Temps")
Yves Jacques
("La Toile Du Temps")
Jean-louis Millette
("La Toile Du Temps")
Normand Chouinard
("La Toile Du Temps")
Monique Mercure
("La Toile Du Temps")
Richard Frechette
("La Toile Du Temps")
Suzanne Champagne
("La Toile Du Temps")
Helene Loiselle
("La Derniere Partie")
Jean Mathieu
("La Derniere Partie")
Maury Chaykin
("En Passant")
Arsinee Khanjian
("En Passant")
Anne Dorval
("Rispondetemi")
Sylvie Legault
("Rispondetemi")
Elyse Guilbault
("Rispondetemi")
Marcel Gauthier
("Rispondetemi")
Karine Mercier
("Rispondetemi")
Domini Blythe
Elderly Woman ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
John Gilbert
Husband ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Rémy Girard
Consul ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Paule Baillargeon
Consul'S Wife ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Raoul Trujillo
Passion Man ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Guylaine St Onge
Young Woman ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
John Gilbert
Crew
Michel Arcand
Editor
Paule Baillargeon
Screenplay ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Alain Baril
Editor ("Vue D'Ailleurs")
Pierre Bernier
Editor ("La Toile Du Temps")
Michel Brault
Screenplay ("La Derniere Partie")
Eric Cayla
Director Of Photography ("En Passant")
Jean Corriveau
Music ("Rispondetemi")
Michel F Cote
Music ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Mychael Danna
Music ("En Passant")
Marie Carole Debeaumont
Screenplay ("La Toile Du Temps")
Linda Del Rosario
Art Director ("Vue D'Ailleurs")
Jean Derome
Music ("La Toile Du Temps")
Guy Dufaux
Director Of Photography ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Atom Egoyan
Screenplay ("En Passant")
Dominique Fortin
Editor ("Rispondetemi")
Jacques Gagne
Editor ("La Derniere Partie")
Anne Galea
Art Director ("La Derniere Partie")
Vianney Gauthier
Art Director ("Rispondetemi")
Michel Houle
Executive Producer
Louise Jobin
Art Director ("La Toile Du Temps")
Yves Laferriere
Music ("Vue D'Ailleurs")
Duane Lambrosse
Music ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Helene Lebeau
Screenplay ("La Derniere Partie")
Jacques Leduc
Screenplay ("La Toile Du Temps")
Jean Lepine
Director Of Photography ("La Derniere Partie")
Genevieve Letarte
Music ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Pierre Letarte
Director Of Photography ("La Toile Du Temps")
Claude Leveille
Music
Pierre Mignot
Director Of Photography ("Rispondetemi")
Osvaldo Montes
Music ("La Derniere Partie")
Richard Paris
Art Director ("Vue D'Ailleurs")
Lea Pool
Screenplay ("Rispondetemi")
Anne Pritchard
Art Director
Anne Pritchard
Costume Designer ("En Passant")
Denise Robert
Producer (Cinemaginaire)
Patricia Rozema
Screenplay ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Paul Sarossy
Director Of Photography ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere")
Francois Seguin
Art Director ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")
Susan Shipton
Editor ("Desperanto Or Let Sleeping Girls Lie")("En Passant")
Peter Sussman
Executive Producer (Atlantis)
David J Webb
Assistant Director ("Vue D'Ailleurs")
Film Details
Also Known As
Canvas in Time, A, Derniere Partie, Desperanto or Let Sleeping Girls Lie, En Passant, La Toile du Temps, Last Period, The, Montreal Sextet, Passing Through, Toile du Temps, La
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Atlantis Films, Ltd.; National Film Board Of Canada
Distribution Company
Cinema Pluss
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1992
Released in United States 1994
Shown at New York Film Festival ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere" short only) September 25 - October 11, 1992.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 14 - June 7, 1992.
Released in United States 1991
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at New York Film Festival ("Vue D'Ailleurs"/"Seen From Elsewhere" short only) September 25 - October 11, 1992.)
Released in United States 1992 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 14 - June 7, 1992.)
Released in United States 1994 (Shown in New York City (MOMA) as part of program "Denys Arcand" November 18 - December 2, 1994.)
