The Red Kitchen

Story

Synopsis

On a wedding day, women are confined to the kitchen to prepare the meal while the men wait to be served. While men talk politics and sports, women talk about their condition. A teenager observes the gap between the sexes. Co-directed by two actresses, Paule Baillargeon and Frederique Collin, The Red Kitchen is the birth of the Quebec women's cinema. The birth of the film was difficult, and funding has been largely achieved through donations from friends and a benefit concert. This war of the sexes takes place in a demanding formal research, based on the improvisation of the actors, whose preparation took place over long sessions in the workshop. The end result mixes black humour, horror and a very expressive fantasy that gave rise to heated debates.

Directors

Frédérique Collin, Paule Baillargeon

Writers

Marie La Haye, Paule Baillargeon, Frédérique Collin

Language

French

Country

Canada

Release date

29 May 1980

Budget

$247,946

Ensemble

Cast

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  Michèle Mercure

  The bride

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  Han Masson

  Daybe

• Catherine Brunelle

  Darling

• Marie Ouellet

  Mireille

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  Monique Mercure

  The mother

• Valérie Déjoie

  Estelle

• Claude Maher

  The groom

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  Gilles Renaud

  The father

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  Guy Thauvette

  Thibault Frenette

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  Raymond Cloutier

  Patrice Quenneville

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  Jean-Pierre Saulnier

  Armel

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  Pierre Curzi

  Val Aimé