25 Oct 2005
The Rocket
The story of Quebec's most beloved hockey player, Maurice "The Rocket" Richard, focusing on the struggles of a French Canadian in the National Hockey League dominated by Anglophones.
Afterglow
A comedy of tears…
Lucky Mann is a builder equally handy at repairs and seduction. The latest housewife to succumb to his charms is Marianne, unhappily married to corporate exec Jeffrey. When Jeffrey becomes enraptured by Lucky’s wife Phyllis, the four get caught in a love quadrangle that reignites their marriages.
Top Billed Cast
Nick Nolte Lucky Mann
Julie Christie Phyllis Hart
Lara Flynn Boyle Marianne Byron
Jonny Lee Miller Jeffrey Byron III
Jay Underwood Donald Duncan
Genevieve Bissonnette Cassie
Domini Blythe Helene Pelletier
Yves Corbeil Bernard Ornay
Michèle-Barbara Pelletier Isabel Marino
France Castel Gloria Marino
Claudia Besso Monica Bloom
Alan Fawcett Count Falco / Jack Dana
Ivan Smith Doctor
Ellen David Judy the Waitress
Don Jordan Byron's Concierge
Bill Rowat Pedro
Cas Anvar Frederico
David Francis Falco's Butler
John Dunn-Hill Derelict in Park
Warren 'Slim' Williams Chateau Lenore Pianist
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