The Orphan Muses

Haunted by the death of their father and the disappearance of their mother, four children, three girls and a boy, take refuge in an ideal and delirious world while opposing their social environment. With its lively and daring camerawork, The Orphan Muses goes beyond filmed theater and plunges the viewer into the heart of personal and family identity.

2000

1h 47min

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Top Billed Cast

Marina Orsini
Catherine Tanguay
Céline Bonnier
Martine Tanguay
Fanny Mallette
Isabelle Tanguay
Stéphane Demers
Luc Tanguay
Louise Portal
Jacqueline Tanguay
Patrick Labbé
Rémi
Eric Hoziel
Paul Dion
Raymond Legault
Louise Proulx
Gilles Cloutier
Nathalie Claude

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