The Flower Between the Teeth
| The Flower Between the Teeth | |
|---|---|
| French | La fleur aux dents |
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | La fleur aux dents by Gilles Archambault |
| Written by | Thomas Vámos Pierre Turgeon |
| Directed by | Thomas Vámos |
| Starring | Claude Jutra Anne Dandurand Lise Lasalle |
| Theme music composer | Pierre F. Brault |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| Production | |
| Producer | Marc Beaudet |
| Cinematography | Jean-Pierre Lachapelle Martin Leclerc Armand Gagnon |
| Editors | Werner Nold France Dubé |
| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Production company | National Film Board of Canada |
| Original release | |
| Network | SRC |
| Release | January 14, 1976 |
The Flower Between the Teeth (French: La fleur aux dents) is a Canadian drama television film, directed by Thomas Vámos and released in 1976.[1] Adapted from the novel La fleur aux dents by Gilles Archambault, the film stars Claude Jutra as Georges Lamontagne, a radio broadcaster in his 40s who is increasingly out of touch with the changing social values of the 1970s: his daughter Marie-France (Anne Dandurand) is pregnant but has announced that she will not be marrying the baby's father, his wife Louise (Lise Lasalle) is no longer satisfied with life as a housewife and wants to be more independent, and the radio station where he works is moving away from its talk radio past, in which Georges thrived as a producer of philosophical documentaries on Quebec nationalism, toward a youth-oriented pop music format.[2]
The cast also includes Guy L'Écuyer, Gaétan Labrèche, Ghislaine Paradis, Michelle Rossignol, Serge Thériault, Jacques Famery, Jacques L'Heureux, Jean Mathieu, Guy Nadon, Jean-Pierre Saulnier, Manuel Aranguiz, Pierre Maheu, Danielle Naud and Jean-Pierre Piché in supporting roles.[2]
The film was broadcast by Télévision de Radio-Canada in January 1976.[3]
References
- ^ Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 79.
- ^ a b Charles-Henri Ramond, "Fleur aux dents, La – Film de Thomas Vamos". Films du Québec, February 5, 2009.
- ^ André Leroux, "La fleur aux dents: bavard, sans mordant". Le Devoir, January 19, 1976.
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