Additional information for Cafe de Flore, which has a domestic theatrical release set for September 23, 2011. The film is being distributed by Momentum Pictures and has not yet been rated. Cafe de Flore has a total running time of 120 minutes.
14A
Canada
12
Switzerland
15A
Ireland
MA15+
Australia
18
South Korea
120min
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A love story between a man and woman. And between a mother and her son. A mystical and fantastical odyssey on love.
Healing a broken heart isn't easy. Sometimes it takes a lifetime...or two.
Cafe de Flore is a love story about people separated by time and place but connected in profound and mysterious ways. Atmospheric, fantastical, tragic and hopeful, the film chronicles the parallel fates of Jacqueline, a young mother with a disabled son in 1960s Paris, and Antoine, a recently-divorced, successful DJ in present day Montreal. What binds the two stories together is love - euphoric, obsessive, tragic, youthful, timeless love. Antoine, early 40s, seems to have it all: a thriving career, two beautiful daughters, partner Rose, with whom he is passionately in love. However, nothing is perfect and Antoine's ex-wife Carole remains devastated by their recent separation. Heartbroken, her sense of self has been shattered and her hold on reality has been gradually slipping away. Her dreams are haunted by two recurrent figures - Jacqueline, a young woman, and Laurent, her Down Syndrome - afflicted son - but the reason for their visits to her subconscious, and their meaning continue to elude her. We find Jacqueline and Laurent in 1960s Paris. Abandoned by her husband, Jacqueline sacrifices everything to care for her son. From the moment Laurent is born she promises herself to give him a "normal" life full of happiness. For years she fulfills that promise, joining herself at the hip to her son and watching over his every waking moment. One day at school Laurent befriends Véronique, another Down Syndrome child, forever changing things between mother and son. Carole, meanwhile, is still attempting to unravel the mystery of Jacqueline and Laurent. She sees them not only in her dreams but in her waking life too. Tormented by hallucinations, Carole attempts to suppress them with medication and illicit drugs before seeking out the help of a spiritual guide who leads her to believe that Jacqueline and Laurent are previous incarnations of her and Antoine who are attempting to send her a warning. When she senses Jacqueline and Laurents story could end tragically, Carole realizes she will have to choose a different path. In that moment, she has to decide whether the agony of heartbreak is too much to bear or if she can let go of her pain and move on with her life.
The title "Cafe de Flore" refers not to the famous Boulevard St-Germain café, but to a musical theme running through the film that connects the characters in 1960s Paris to those in present-day Montreal. Blending smooth electro beats with the retro sounds of big band strings and horns, the music sets the tone for a story about love in its many forms.Jean-Marc Vallée
Jean-Marc Vallée
Director(s)
Jean-Marc Vallée
Writer(s)
Nicolas Coppermann
co-producer
Pierre Even
producer
Vanessa Fourgeaud
co-producer
Nicole Hilaréguy
line producer: Canada
Marie-Claude Poulin
producer
Jean-Yves Robin
co-producer
Marco Stanimirovic
line producer: France
Jean-Marc Vallée
co-producer
Producer(s)
Composer(s)
Jacqueline
Vanessa Paradis
Antoine Godin
Kevin Parent
Carole
Hélène Florent
Rose
Evelyne Brochu
Laurent
Marin Gerrier
Véronique
Alice Dubois
Amélie
Evelyne de la Chenelière
Julien Godin
Michel Dumont
Louise Godin
Linda Smith
Juliette
Joanny Corbeil-Picher
Angéline
Rosalie Fortier
Le psychologue
Michel Laperrière
La mère de Véronique
Caroline Bal
Le père de Véronique
Nicolas Marié
Paul
Pascal Elso
Louis
Jérôme Kircher
La directrice d'école
Claire Vernet
L'institutrice
Manon Balthazar
Antoine (14 ans)
Émile Vallée
Carole (14 ans)
Chanel Fontaine
La médium
Emmanuelle Beaugrand-Champagne
DJ Piknic Electronik
Misstress Barbara
DJ Loft
Luc Raymond
Lecteur AA
Yves Perreault
Le voisin
Jean-Marc Vallée
Jeune cousin
Antoine Duchesneau
Enfant voiture
Axel Racette
Mère enfant trisomique
Caroline Gilbert
Enfant trisomique
Lucas Bonin
Nadine
Juliette G. Even
Garde royal (jeune)
Jonathan De Pinho
Garde royal
Jean-Pierre Hilaréguy
Agent de bord
Annick Desmarais
L'acupunctrice
Catherine Laferrière-Faubert
Le photographe du mariage
Yves Fortin
Professeur de diction
Franck Mercadal
Charles
Baptiste Delas
Femme salon de coiffure (as Dominique Fouré)
Dominique Foure
Mère du camarade de Laurent
Fabienne Mésenge
Le médecin
Jean-Yves Roan
Cafe de Flore
No theatrical release dates have been decided.
Director(s)
Writer(s)
co-producer
Pierre Even
producer
Vanessa Fourgeaud
co-producer
Nicole Hilaréguy
line producer: Canada
Marie-Claude Poulin
producer
Jean-Yves Robin
co-producer
Marco Stanimirovic
line producer: France
Jean-Marc Vallée
co-producer
Producer(s)
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