The Red Kitchen (1980)
On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.
Directors: Frédérique Collin, Paule Baillargeon.
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Michèle Mercure as The bride |
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Han Masson as Daybe |
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Catherine Brunelle as Darling |
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Marie Ouellet as Mireille |
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Monique Mercure as The mother |
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Valérie Déjoie as Estelle |
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Claude Maher as The groom |
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Gilles Renaud as The father |
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Guy Thauvette as Thibault Frenette |
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Raymond Cloutier as Patrice Quenneville |
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Jean-Pierre Saulnier as Armel |
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Pierre Curzi as Val Aimé |
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Bertrand Carrière as Julien Désru |
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Claude Laroche as Marc Tremblay |
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Ghyslain Tremblay as l'Indien |
| Camera | Jean-Charles Tremblay | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Serge Beauchemin | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Jacques Blain | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Esther Auger | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Michel Descombes | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Paule Baillargeon | Writer |
| Directing | Frédérique Collin | Director |
| Camera | Camille Maheux | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Micheline Foisy | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Réal Ouellette | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dale Turgeon | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Daniel Chrétien | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Louise Jobin | Costume Design |
| Directing | Paule Baillargeon | Director |
| Writing | Marie La Haye | Writer |
| Writing | Frédérique Collin | Writer |
| Production | Paule Baillargeon | Producer |
| Editing | Babalou Hamelin | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lise Bédard | Costume Design |
| Directing | Lise Abastado | Assistant Director |
| Production | Renée Roy | Executive Producer |
| Production | Claude Des Gagné | Executive Producer |
| Production | Marie-Andrée Brouillard | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Normand Viau | Gaffer |
| Directing | Claire Wojas | Assistant Director |
| Production | Jacques Laliberté | Production Manager |
| Sound | Claude Langlois | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Yves Laferrière | Original Music Composer |
