The Tin Flute

The Tin Flute

123 mins | Drama | Aug. 28, 1983

In the early 1940's, Canada is a country at war and Florentine is a young woman, from a very poor family, looking for love. She meets two suitable men, a nice soldier from a good and wealthy family, and an ambitious self-centered engineer. She must decide whether she wants to follow her head or her heart...

The Tin Flute

123 mins | Drama | Aug. 28, 1983

The Tin Flute
In the early 1940's, Canada is a country at war and Florentine is a young woman, from a very poor family, looking for love. She meets two suitable men, a nice soldier from a good and wealthy family, and an ambitious self-centered engineer. She must decide whether she wants to follow her head or her heart...
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Société Radio-Canada, National Film Board of Canada, SDICC, Famous Players, Ciné St-Henri
Original title Bonheur d'occasion
Directors Claude Fournier
Writers Gabrielle Roy, Marie-José Raymond, Claude Fournier

Cast

Mireille Deyglun

as Florentine Lacasse

Marilyn Lightstone

as Rose-Anna Lacasse

Madeleine Arsenault

as Rose-Anna Lacasse (voice)

Pierre Chagnon

as Jean

Michel Forget

as Azarius Lacasse

Thuryn Pranke

as Philippe

Charlotte Laurier

as Yvonne

Thomas Hellman

as Daniel

Martin Neufeld

as Emmanuel

Linda Sorgini

as Marguerite

Dennis O'Connor

as Phil Morin

Howard Ryshpan

as Docteur Katz

Liliane Clune

as Jenny

Janou Saint-Denis

as Concierge

Jacqueline Barrette

as Voisine

Francine Ruel

as Voisine

Muriel Dutil

as Sage-femme

Louisette Dussault

as Vendeuse de journaux

Valérie Schimek-Lalande

as Lucille Lacasse

Johanne McKay

as Gisèle Lacasse

Frédéric Brossoit

as Albert Lacasse

Eric Hamel

as Bébé Lacasse

Louise Deschâtelets

as Serveuse Quinze-Cents

Elisabeth Streitcher

as Serveuse Quinze-Cents

René Richard Cyr

as Alphonse Quinze-Cents

Larry-Michel Demers

as Client Quinze-Cents

Jean-Vincent Fournier

as Cuisinier Quinze-Cents

Jaques Chamberland

as Concierge Quinze-Cents

Jean Pierre Boyer

as Client Quinze-Cents

Ashley Murray

as Ernest

Michel Daigle

as Octave

Gisèle Schmidt

as Grand-mère

Francine Lapan

as Réséda

Gérard Arthur

as Photographe

Claude Jutra

as M. Létourneau

Françoise Graton

as Mme Létrourneau

Monique Spaziani

as Marie Létourneau

Gabriel Gascon

as Curé

Marie-Josée Gauthier

as Invitée party

Roger Léger

as Invité party

Benoît Rousseau

as Soldat

Bernard Fortin

as Soldat

André St-Pierre

as Soldat

Robert Bouchard

as Soldat

John Boylan

as (uncredited)