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Jesus of Montreal

Jesus of Montreal

19896.91h 59m

Overview

A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.

Directed by Denys Arcand
Written by Denys Arcand
Produced by Roger Frappier, Monique Létourneau, Pierre Gendron
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Top Cast

Lothaire Bluteau

Lothaire Bluteau

Daniel Coulombe

Catherine Wilkening

Catherine Wilkening

Mireille

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Constance

Rémy Girard

Rémy Girard

Martin

Robert Lepage

Robert Lepage

René

Gilles Pelletier

Gilles Pelletier

Fr. Leclerc

Yves Jacques

Yves Jacques

Richard Cardinal

Cédric Noël

Cédric Noël

Pascal Berger

Pauline Martin

Pauline Martin

Radio Host

Véronique Le Flaguais

Véronique Le Flaguais

TV Host

Themes & Keywords

librarytransplantationmontreal, canadachurchperfumepassion play

About Jesus of Montreal

Jesus of Montreal is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1989 exploring themes of library, transplantation, montreal, canada, church, perfume, passion play. Directed by Denys Arcand, it stars Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay. A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.

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