Jesus of Montreal

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Jesus of Montreal

1989

1h 59m

7.0(86 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.

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55 members

Acting

Lothaire Bluteau

Daniel Coulombe

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Catherine Wilkening

Mireille

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Johanne-Marie Tremblay

Constance

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Rémy Girard

Martin

Directing

Robert Lepage

René

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Gilles Pelletier

Fr. Leclerc

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Yves Jacques

Richard Cardinal

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Cédric Noël

Pascal Berger

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Pauline Martin

Radio Host

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Véronique Le Flaguais

TV Host

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Jean-Louis Millette

TV Host

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Monique Miller

Agent

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Christine-Ann Atallah

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Sound

Claude Léveillée

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Valérie Gagné

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Paule Baillargeon

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Boris Bergman

Jerzy

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Gaston Lepage

Security Guard

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Marc Messier

John Lambert

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Marcel Sabourin

Eccentric

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Roy Dupuis

Marcel Brochu

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Claude Blanchard

Detective Sergeant François Bastien

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Andrée Lachapelle

Unknown Role

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Denis Bouchard

Ambulance driver

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Ron Lea

Daniel's Doctor/Daniel (voice)

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Anna-Maria Giannotti

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Tom Rack

Doctor

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Isabelle Truchon

Richard's Girlfriend

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Michael Barnard

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Serge Carrier

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Daniel Lamontagne

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Dominique Quesnel

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Jean Marchand

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Diane Côté

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Andréanne Deneault

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Sylvie Drapeau

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Mario Bertrand

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Danielle Godin

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Gisèle Trépanier

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Bob Della Serra

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Danielle Lepine

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Léa-Marie Cantin

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Rose-Andrée Michaud

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Susan Bain

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Michelle Turmel

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Maria Bircher

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Esther Lewis

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Alex Nicolas-Étienne

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Paul Tana

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Dean Hagopian

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Jacques Lavallée

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Bernard Meney

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Lisette Guertin

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Denys Arcand

Juge

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Pascal Rollin

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