L'oreille d'un sourd (1996)
A philandering wife and a sleazy womanizing con-man team up to off a troublesome father-in-law in this acid-tinged French Canadian black comedy. Leon, the con-artist makes his living cheating Catholic bingo players by hosting bogus religious pilgrimages. He is involved with a woman, but that doesn't stop him from getting involved with the frustrated Sophie who hates living in a tiny apartment with her lazy husband, her ever-gloomy teenage daughter and her husband's demanding, self-centered father, Emile. Sophie is so desperate to escape and start a new life that she convinces Leon to help her kill Emile who allegedly has $150,000 tucked away. The murder is to occur during one of Leon's pilgrimages. He convinces his son Paolo, an ex-con, to assist. Despite their careful planning, nothing prepares the would-be killers for the surprising result.
Director: Mario Bolduc
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Marcel Sabourin as |
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Micheline Lanctôt as |
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Paul Hébert as |
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Luc Proulx as |
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Marilys Ducharme as |
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Fabien Dupuis as |
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Julien Poulin as |
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André Montmorency as |
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Thérèse Morange as |
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Réal Desroches as |
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Lise L'Heureux as |
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Sylvie Laliberté as |
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Marc St. Pierre as |
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Marc-André Bélanger as |
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Jean-Guy Moreau as |
| Directing | Mario Bolduc | Director |
| Writing | Mario Bolduc | Writer |
| Sound | Hélène Bombardier | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Vanherweghem | Director of Photography |