Pale Face

Pale Face

101 mins | Drama | Aug. 24, 1985

With an unlikely hero who apparently excels at almost anything, this confused saga of survival in the wilderness and accidental murder starts out hard to believe and stays that way. C.H. (Luc Matte) used to be a star player for the Montreal Canadiens and has turned in his puck and hockey stick for the pursuit of women -- as well as a good game of chess (he is a master at that too). He supports himself by waiting tables and one day takes some time off to go on vacation in the Quebec wilderness, where some local thugs give him a hard time. From that point onward, things get worse after one of the hooligans is accidentally killed.

Pale Face

101 mins | Drama | Aug. 24, 1985

Pale Face
With an unlikely hero who apparently excels at almost anything, this confused saga of survival in the wilderness and accidental murder starts out hard to believe and stays that way. C.H. (Luc Matte) used to be a star player for the Montreal Canadiens and has turned in his puck and hockey stick for the pursuit of women -- as well as a good game of chess (he is a master at that too). He supports himself by waiting tables and one day takes some time off to go on vacation in the Quebec wilderness, where some local thugs give him a hard time. From that point onward, things get worse after one of the hooligans is accidentally killed.
Producers Art Theatre Guild, Yoshimura-Gagnon
Original title Visage pâle
Directors Claude Gagnon
Writers Claude Gagnon

Cast

Luc Matte

as Claude Hébert (C.H.)

Denis Lacroix

as Peter

Allison Odjig

as Marie

Guy Thauvette

as Richard

Gilbert Sicotte

as Jacques, un bum

Marcel Leboeuf

as Robert, un bum

Chief Josie Mathias

as Père de Peter

Christine Séguin

as La fille de Montréal

Louise Richer

as Diane

Claude Desjardins

as Fernand