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Chaos and Desire

Chaos and Desire

20025.11h 55m

Overview

Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

Directed by Manon Briand
Written by Manon Briand
Produced by Roger Frappier, Pierre-Ange Le Pogam, Luc Vandal
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0M0

Top Cast

Pascale Bussières

Pascale Bussières

Alice Bradley

Julie Gayet

Julie Gayet

Catherine Rolland

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Jean-Nicolas Verreault

Marc Vandal

Geneviève Bujold

Geneviève Bujold

Colette Lasalle

Norman Helms

Norman Helms

Michel

Vincent Bilodeau

Vincent Bilodeau

Simon Deslandes

Gabriel Arcand

Gabriel Arcand

L'éditeur

J

Jean-Pierre Ronfard

Hanspeter

Stephen Chang

Stephen Chang

Hijikata

P

Peter Kosaka

Mori

Themes & Keywords

lesbian relationshipwoman directorlesbian

About Chaos and Desire

Chaos and Desire is a drama, mystery, romance film released in 2002 exploring themes of lesbian relationship, woman director, lesbian. Directed by Manon Briand, it stars Pascale Bussières, Julie Gayet, Jean-Nicolas Verreault. Suspecting that the cecassion of the tides may indicate an impending earthquake, Seismologist Alice arrives in her hometown of Baie-Comeau, Quebec to commence her investigation. Soon confronted by numerous figures from her past, the unusual weather and inexplicable behavior of the citizens lead Alice to believe that something beyond her comprehension is occurring to her old hometown...

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