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Sonatine

Drama

This poignant human drama is phrased as a "small sonata" in three movements -- a novel approach by director and writer Micheline Lactôt to tell the story of two teenage girls. In the first movement, Chantal (Pascale Bussieres) rides the same bus every day and slowly develops an infatuation with the bus driver. Their interactions are expressed through gestures and glances and facial expressions, but not words. Just as Chantal is getting old enough, and maybe courageous enough to actually say something to the driver, fate steps in and she loses her chance. In the second movement, Louisette (Marcia Pilote) hides out on a fishing boat and is discovered by a Bulgarian fisherman who treats her with kindness and consideration and they spend a special evening together -- without being able to speak a word in the other's language. In the third movement, Chantal and Louisette become friends, and as kindred spirits they share a sense of loss and hopelessness.

Date: 02/24/1984
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Pascale Bussières, Marcia Pilote, Pierre Fauteux, Kliment Denchev, Ève Gagnier, Marc Gélinas, Pauline Lapointe, Jean Mathieu, Paul Savoie, Christian Platov, Boris Platov, Jani Pascal, Jean-Jacques Bussières, Ghislaine Bussières, Pierre Giard, Thérèse Morange, Laurent Imbault, Yves Jacques, Frank Fontaine, Jean Lafontaine, Dennis O'Connor, Yves Hamel, Jean Ricard, Bertrand Roy, Marc Picard, Jean-Jacques Blanchet, Adriana Roach, Juleck Winnicki, Damir Andrei

Pascale Bussières as Chantal in Sonatine Pascale Bussières

Marcia Pilote as Louisette in Sonatine Marcia Pilote

Pierre Fauteux

Kliment Denchev

Ève Gagnier as  in Sonatine Ève Gagnier

Marc Gélinas

Pauline Lapointe as  in Sonatine Pauline Lapointe

Jean Mathieu

Paul Savoie as  in Sonatine Paul Savoie

Christian Platov

Boris Platov

Jani Pascal

Jean-Jacques Bussières

Ghislaine Bussières

Pierre Giard

Thérèse Morange as  in Sonatine Thérèse Morange

Laurent Imbault as  in Sonatine Laurent Imbault

Yves Jacques as The Subway Station Janitor in Sonatine Yves Jacques

Frank Fontaine as  in Sonatine Frank Fontaine

Jean Lafontaine

Dennis O'Connor

Yves Hamel

Jean Ricard as  in Sonatine Jean Ricard

Bertrand Roy

Marc Picard

Jean-Jacques Blanchet as  in Sonatine Jean-Jacques Blanchet

Adriana Roach

Juleck Winnicki

Damir Andrei