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Fantastica (1980)

Directed by Gilles Carle

Drama | Musical

Overview

In this French–Canadian oddity of music and drama, an actress in a traveling musical revue is involved with the show’s director until she meets and falls for an aging ecological activist.  He too is drawn to her, and together they try to stop a factory from being built over an old-growth forest.

Length 111 minutes

Actors

Carole Laure | Lewis Furey | Serge Reggiani | Claudine Auger | John Vernon | Denise Filiatrault | Claude Blanchard | Michel-René Labelle | Carine Carlier | Donald Pilon | Gilbert Sicotte | François Léveillée | François Pratte | Pierre Fauteux | Guy L'Ecuyer | Nathalie Breuer | Odette Peterson | Michelle Poirier | Pierre Curzi | Rolland Bédard | Gilles Renaud | Luc Senay | J. Léo Gagnon

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
05/04/2024TVBroadcastTV5.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Didn’t jive with the story but I did like most of the musical numbers, especially those featuring Carole Laure. She is very pretty and a good performer. Justin applying the mosaic was overdone and probably unnecessary given the context.

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