| Nô | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert Lepage |
| Produced by | Bruno Jobin |
| Written by | Robert Lepage André Morency |
| Starring | Anne-Marie Cadieux Marie Gignac Richard Fréchette |
| Music by | Michel F. Côté Bernard Falaise |
| Cinematography | Pierre Mignot |
| Editing by | Aube Foglia |
| Release date(s) | September 25, 1998 |
| Running time | 85 min. |
| Country |  Canada |
| Language | French |
| IMDb profile | |
Nô is a 1998 film by director Robert Lepage. The title is a pun which reflects the film's dramatic structure, linking the 1980 Quebec referendum (in which the "no" won) to Japanese Noh theatre. The film is set in 1970 at the height of the FLQ bombings in Montreal, known as the October Crisis. During the Crisis, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau instituted the War Measures Act, which resulted in martial law on the streets of Montréal and over 500 people arrested without warrant for being "FLQ sympathizers". The central character, Sophie (Anne-Marie Cadieux), is an actress working in Japan at Expo '70; her boyfriend Michel (Alexis Martin) is an FLQ member preparing for a bombing. The film is a comedic farce, and was initially heavily criticised for making comedy out of what most sovereignists consider to be "sacred" and federalists as a serious incident in Canadian history. The film can be read as an allegory for Québec's relations to significant cultural groups, with Sophie representing Québec and the way in which she interacts with those around her.
External links
- Nô at the Internet Movie Database
