Une histoire inventée

Infobox Film
name = Une histoire inventée


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director = André Forcier
producer = Robin Spry
Claudio Luca (producer and executive producer)
Jamie Brown (executive producer)
Louise Abastado (associate producer)
writer = André Forcier
Jacques Marcotte
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starring = Tony Niardi
Jean Lapointe
Louise Marleau
Charlotte Laurier
music = Serge Fiori
cinematography = Georges Dufaux
editing = Aube Foglia
François Gill
distributor = Astral Films
released = October 4, 1990 CAN
September 6, 1991 FIN
January 30, 1992 GER
runtime = 100 minutes
country = CAN
language = French
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gross = $ 487,809
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amg_id = 143690
imdb_id = 0100847

"Une histoire inventée" (English-language title: An Imaginary Tale) is a 1990 Canadian drama film.

Plot

* Toni (Niardi) is the director of a staged rendition of "Othello" in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his 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 events 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 (Lapointe), a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence (Marleau), a glamourous 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 (Laurier), the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his dresser. She is also Florence's niece.

Recognition

* 1991
** Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - André Forcier - Nominated
** Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Claudio Luca,Robin Spry - Nominated
** Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Jacques Marcotte,André Forcier - Nominated
* 1990
** Montreal World Film Festival Most Popular Film - André Forcier - Nominated - Won
** Sudbury Cinefest Best Canadian Film - André Forcier - Won