La sarrasine

La sarrasine

109 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1992

Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta own a boarding house where they welcome their fellow Sicilians. One day, as he comes to the defence of one of his boarders, Giuseppe accidentally kills Theo, his French Canadian best friend’s son-in-law. This drama depicts the tensions between people from different ethnic backgrounds and their life-changing impact. Based on a true story, 'The Saracen Woman' paints a portrait of Italian immigration to Quebec and the affinities and conflicts that arose from the clash of two different cultures.

La sarrasine

109 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1992

La sarrasine

Montreal, 1904. Giuseppe and Ninetta own a boarding house where they welcome their fellow Sicilians. One day, as he comes to the defence of one of his boarders, Giuseppe accidentally kills Theo, his French Canadian best friend’s son-in-law. This drama depicts the tensions between people from different ethnic backgrounds and their life-changing impact. Based on a true story, 'The Saracen Woman' paints a portrait of Italian immigration to Quebec and the affinities and conflicts that arose from the clash of two different cultures.

Producers	ACPAV
Original title	La sarrasine
Directors	Paul Tana
Writers	Bruno Ramirez, Paul Tana

Cast

Tony Nardi

as Giuseppe Moschella

Enrica Maria Modugno

as

Jean Lapointe

as

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

as

Gilbert Sicotte

as Théo Lemieux

Frank Crudele

as

Tano Cimarosa

as

Nick La Morgia

as

Domenico Fiore

as

Muriel Dutil

as

Jacques Rossi

as

Laurence Houde

as

René Geoffrion

as

Clyde Paquin

as

Guy Beauregard

as

Roger Beaulne

as

Claude Lemieux

as

Luc Picard

as

Paul Dion

as

André Brassard

as

Jean Lafontaine

as

Yvon Charette

as

Norris Domingue

as

Robert Lalonde

as

Paul Savoie

as

Francine Ruel

as

Pierre Drolet

as

Roc LaFortune

as