Overview

In this tragicomedy, Toni is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his loving mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up (and paid) by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic shenanigans of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence, a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves to members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad, the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his (female) dresser.

Top Cast

Jean Lapointe

Gaston

Louise Marleau

Florence

Charlotte Laurier

Soledad

Marc Messier

Lentaignes

Jean-François Pichette

Tibo

France Castel

Alys

Tony Nardi

Toni

Marc Gélinas

Gros Pierre

W

Warren 'Slim' Williams

Slim

L

Léo Munger

Nicole

Angelo Cadet

Theodule

L

Louise Gagnon

Arlette