Le Confessionnal (Original title)The Confessional (Alternative title)
Date: 07 June 1996 (Release)Countries: Canada (Quebec), United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Robert Lepage
Synopsis: Pierre returns from China to Quebec for his father's funeral, from which his brother Marc is missing. Pierre's search for Marc leads him to a government official who reveals the bizarre secrets surrounding his brother's birth, which have devastating consequences for everyone concerned.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 1995Country: Canada (Quebec)Release type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9089 FeetSubtitles: French
Date: 07 June 1996 (Release)Countries: Canada (Quebec), United Kingdom, FranceDirector: Robert Lepage
Synopsis: Pierre returns from China to Quebec for his father's funeral, from which his brother Marc is missing. Pierre's search for Marc leads him to a government official who reveals the bizarre secrets surrounding his brother's birth, which have devastating consequences for everyone concerned.
Genre: Thriller
Releases
Date: 1995Country: Canada (Quebec)Release type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundRuntime: 101 mins Length: 9089 FeetSubtitles: French
Credits
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Presented by: Cinémaginaire, Presented by: Confessionnal, Presented by: Enigma Films Ltd., Cinéa, Production Company: Téléfilm Canada, Production Company: Société Générale des Industries Culturelles du Qué, Production Company: Quebec Government, Production Company: European Co-Production Fund (UK), Production Company: Channel Four Films, Production Company: Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie, Production Company: CNC - Centre national de la cinématographie, Producer: Denise Robert, Producer: David Puttnam, Producer (Britain): Philippe Carcassonne, Co-producer: Steve Norris, Associate Producer: Daniel Louis, Unit Manager: Mario Nadeau, Production Manager: Muriel Lizé, Production Manager (France): Brigitte Faure, Production Co-ordinator: Marie Brazeau, Location Manager: Danielle Audet, Location Manager: Ginette Hébert, Post-production Supervisor: Sylvie Roy, Assistant Director: Louis-Philippe Rochon, Assistant Director (2nd): Sylvie Perron, Assistant Director (3rd): Normand Labelle, Assistant Director (Québec): France Lemieux, Script Supervisor: France Lachapelle, Casting: Lucie Robitaille, Screenplay and Dialogue: Robert Lepage, Script Consultant: Marc Boudreau, Jane Wittekind, Director of Photography: Alain Dostie, Camera Operator (2nd Unit): Pierre Mignot, Jean Lépine, Steadicam Operator: Alan Lennon, Special Effects: Intrigue, Special Effects Technician: Pierre Rivard, Special Effects Technician: Pierre L'heureux, Robert Carpentier, Editor: Émmanuelle Castro, Art Director: François Laplante, Storyboards: Zïlon, Costume Designer: Barbara Kidd, Wardrobe Supervisor: Sophie Chouinard, Key Make-Up: Cécile Rigault, Key Hairstylist: André Duval, Hairdresser for Lothaire Bluteau: Bertrand W., Title Graphics: Steve Louis, Studio Lézard, Titles/Opticals: Luminefex, Original Music: Sacha Puttnam, Additional Music: Stefan Girardet, Adrian Utley, Music Performed by: Serge Laflamme, Orchestra Director: John Altman, Executive Music Producer: Ray Williams, Orchestra Recording: Matt Howe, Sound Mixer: Hans Peter Strobl, Chief Sound Operator: Jean-Claude Laureux, Post Sync Editor: Jacques Plante, Nick Berry, Dialogue Editor: Diane Boucher, Sound Effects: Jérôme Décarie, Sound Effects/Post Sync Recording: Jo Caron
Cast
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Denis Bernard (), Lothaire Bluteau (Pierre Lamontagne), Patrick Goyette (Marc Lamontagne), Jean-Louis Millette (Raymond Massicotte), Kristin Scott-thomas (Assistant to Mr. Hitchcock), Ron Burrage (Alfred Hitchcock), Richard Fréchette (André), François Papineau (Paul-Émile Lamontagne), Marie Gignac (Françoise Lamontagne), Normand Daneau (the young priest massicotte), Anne-Marie Cadieux (Manon), Suzanne Clément (Rachel), Lynda Lepage-Beaulieu (Jeanne d'Arc), Pascal Rollin (the parish priest Laliberté), Billy Merasty (Moose), Paul Hébert (the parish priest (1989)), Marthe Turgeon (the healer), Renée Hudon (Renée Hudon), Andréanne Lepage-Beaulieu (Evelyne), Andrée-Anne Théroux-Faille (the young Renée Hudon), Rodrigue Proteau (the verger), Philippe Paquin (sauna employee), Pierre Hébert (old man in sauna), Nathalie d' Anjou (Garance), Danielle Fichaud (policewoman), Jules Philip, Jacques Laroche (policeman), Claude-Nicolas Demers (Manon's child), Jean-Philippe Côté (Montgomery Clift double), Tristan Wiseman (young André), Marc-Olivier Tremblay (new-born Marc), Jacques Brouillet (man in restaurant), Jean-Paul L'allier (the mayor of Québec)