Bittersweet Memories
20041952, Québec - Alys Robi, vocalist at the top of her popularity and recognized worldwide, was interned in spite of herself, by her father. Medical authorities prescribe her the only cure for a possible cure: the lobotomy. Under the bright lights of the operating room, Alys sees her 28-year life flash before her eyes.
Acted in
Pascale Bussières
as Alys Robi
Michel Barrette
as Napoléon "Paulo" Robitaille
Serge Postigo
as Oliver Guimond
Denis Bernard
as Lucio Agostini
Noémie Yelle
as Alys Roby, adolescente
Johanne-Marie Tremblay
as Bertine Robitaille
Adèle Reinhardt
as Rosanna
Lise Dion
as Manda
Nathalie Mallette
as Rose "La Poune" Ouellette
Chantal Baril
as Juliette Pétrie
Normand Chouinard
as Jean Grimaldi
Charles-André Bourassa
as Gérard Robitaille
Ariel Gendron
as Alys Robitaille, enfant
Martin Cloutier
as Baloune
Tony Robinow
as Agent d'Alys Robi
Jacques Girard
as Arbitre lutte
Paul Doucet
as Roy Maloin
Frédéric Desager
as Le curé
Pierre Collin
as Le docteur
Martin Larocque
as Camilien Houde
Patrick Labbé
as Yvon Robert
Martin Rouette
as Étudiant médecine
René Gagnon
as Curé du village
Robert Lalonde
as Neurologue Prévost
Dean Patrick Fleming
as Photographe New York
Yvan Benoît
as Gérant du Capitole
Mireille Thibault
as Caissière du National
Alexandrine Agostini
as Patiente St-Michel
Eugénie Beaudry
as Marguerite (15-32 ans)
David Bellemare
as Musicien Capitole - alto
Valérie Blain
as Muriel Millard
Norman Bock
as Musicien Capitole - maracas
Vincent Bolduc
as Jean-Paul (danseur)
Enrica Boucher
as Jeannine (orpheline)
Jeff Boudreault
as Paul Desmarteaux
Frédéric Boudreault
as Journaliste
Dave Bourgeois
as Jeune journaliste
Sylvain Carle
as Coiffeur d'Alys
Lise Charbonneau
as Madame Pouliotte
Jean Comeau
as Musicien Arlequin - batterie
Julianne Côté
as Jeannette Robitaille (12 ans)
Sylvain Daignault
as Musicien Capitole - piano
Brigitte Dandurand
as Fille de la gare
Frédéric Darneau
as Musicien Capitole - contrebassiste
Michel Desjardins
as Musicien militaire - pianiste
Mathieu Lorain Dignard
as Bus-boy El Morocco
Denise Dubois
as Voisine des Robitaille
Julie Duchastel
as Stagiaire St-Michel
Alexandre Duguay
as Musicien Capitole - violon 1
Fabien Dupuis
as Gardien St-Michel
Richard Dupuis
as Musicien Arlequin - Contrebasse
Fernando Echevarría
as Gabriel Ruiz
Denis Faucher
as Musicien mess - piano
Rodolfo R. Faxas
as L'Adonis
Odalys Fuentes
as Conchita
Sylvia Gariépy
as Religieuse St-Michel
Vincent Giroux
as Spectateur (lutte)
Terry Haig
as Spécialiste de la clinique
Miranda Handford
as Femme d'Olivier (Evelyn)
Joan Miquel Hernández Gascón
as Enrique - violon
Claire Jacques
as Madame Tremblay
Yan-André Lafrance
as Roger Lemelin (12 ans)
Caroline Lavoie
as Patiente St-Michel
Joël Legendre
as Maître de cérémonie Arlequin
Réal Léveillé
as Musicien Arlequin - piano
Olivier Maher
as Paul-Émile (10 ans)
Jean-Marc Martel
as Musicien Capitole - violon 2
Andre Martin
as Musicien Capitole - bongo
Marie-Claude Michaud
as Surveillante St-Michel
Manon Miclette
as Patiente St-Michel
Marc Olivier
as Vieux médecin
Lise Paradis
as Jeanne d'Arc Charlebois
Thérèse Perreault
as Religieuse réanimation
Céline Plourde
as Infirmière St-Michel
Jean Sébastien Poirier
as Roger (le batteur)
Christian Poirier
as Musicien Capitole - guitare
Pascal Racine
as Musicien militaire - batterie
Robert Rail
as Musicien Capitole, chef d'orchestre
Glenn Roy
as Henry Matthews
François Sasseville
as Patient Prévost