Bittersweet Memories

Bittersweet Memories

105 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 17, 2004

1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.

Bittersweet Memories

105 mins | Drama, Music | Dec. 17, 2004

Bittersweet Memories
1952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Cinémaginaire, Téléfilm Canada, Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Fund (CPTC), Société Radio-Canada, SODEC, Super Écran
Original title Ma vie en cinémascope
Directors Denise Filiatrault
Writers Denise Filiatrault

Cast

Pascale Bussières

as Alys Robi

Michel Barrette

as Napoléon "Paulo" Robitaille

Serge Postigo

as Oliver Guimond

Denis Bernard

as Lucio Agostini

Noémie Yelle

as Alys Roby, adolescente

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

as Bertine Robitaille

Adèle Reinhardt

as Rosanna

Lise Dion

as Manda

Nathalie Mallette

as Rose "La Poune" Ouellette

Chantal Baril

as Juliette Pétrie

Normand Chouinard

as Jean Grimaldi

Charles-André Bourassa

as Gérard Robitaille

Ariel Gendron

as Alys Robitaille, enfant

Martin Cloutier

as Baloune

Tony Robinow

as Agent d'Alys Robi

Jacques Girard

as Arbitre lutte

Paul Doucet

as Roy Maloin

Frédéric Desager

as Le curé

Pierre Collin

as Le docteur

Martin Larocque

as Camilien Houde

Patrick Labbé

as Yvon Robert

Martin Rouette

as Étudiant médecine

René Gagnon

as Curé du village

Robert Lalonde

as Neurologue Prévost

Dean Patrick Fleming

as Photographe New York

Yvan Benoît

as Gérant du Capitole

Mireille Thibault

as Caissière du National

Alexandrine Agostini

as Patiente St-Michel

Eugénie Beaudry

as Marguerite (15-32 ans)

David Bellemare

as Musicien Capitole - alto

Valérie Blain

as Muriel Millard

Norman Bock

as Musicien Capitole - maracas

Vincent Bolduc

as Jean-Paul (danseur)

Enrica Boucher

as Jeannine (orpheline)

Jeff Boudreault

as Paul Desmarteaux

Frédéric Boudreault

as Journaliste

Dave Bourgeois

as Jeune journaliste

Sylvain Carle

as Coiffeur d'Alys

Lise Charbonneau

as Madame Pouliotte

Jean Comeau

as Musicien Arlequin - batterie

Julianne Côté

as Jeannette Robitaille (12 ans)

Sylvain Daignault

as Musicien Capitole - piano

Brigitte Dandurand

as Fille de la gare

Frédéric Darneau

as Musicien Capitole - contrebassiste

Michel Desjardins

as Musicien militaire - pianiste

Mathieu Lorain Dignard

as Bus-boy El Morocco

Denise Dubois

as Voisine des Robitaille

Julie Duchastel

as Stagiaire St-Michel

Alexandre Duguay

as Musicien Capitole - violon 1

Fabien Dupuis

as Gardien St-Michel

Richard Dupuis

as Musicien Arlequin - Contrebasse

Fernando Echevarría

as Gabriel Ruiz

Denis Faucher

as Musicien mess - piano

Rodolfo R. Faxas

as L'Adonis

Odalys Fuentes

as Conchita

Sylvia Gariépy

as Religieuse St-Michel

Vincent Giroux

as Spectateur (lutte)

Terry Haig

as Spécialiste de la clinique

Miranda Handford

as Femme d'Olivier (Evelyn)

Joan Miquel Hernández Gascón

as Enrique - violon

Claire Jacques

as Madame Tremblay

Yan-André Lafrance

as Roger Lemelin (12 ans)

Caroline Lavoie

as Patiente St-Michel

Joël Legendre

as Maître de cérémonie Arlequin

Réal Léveillé

as Musicien Arlequin - piano

Olivier Maher

as Paul-Émile (10 ans)

Jean-Marc Martel

as Musicien Capitole - violon 2

Andre Martin

as Musicien Capitole - bongo

Marie-Claude Michaud

as Surveillante St-Michel

Manon Miclette

as Patiente St-Michel

Marc Olivier

as Vieux médecin

Lise Paradis

as Jeanne d'Arc Charlebois

Thérèse Perreault

as Religieuse réanimation

Céline Plourde

as Infirmière St-Michel

Jean-Sébastien Poirier

as Roger (le batteur)

Christian Poirier

as Musicien Capitole - guitare

Pascal Racine

as Musicien militaire - batterie

Robert Rail

as Musicien Capitole, chef d'orchestre

Glenn Roy

as Henry Matthews

François Sasseville

as Patient Prévost