Gaston's Recital

Gaston's Recital


                                Gaston's Recital
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This short fiction film about a young boy torn between conflicting loyalties is resolved with humour and wisdom. Sunday, 2 o'clock, is zero hour for Gaston. He must be in two places at once: performing at a music recital and playing hockey with his teammates. What is Gaston to do?

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Gaston's Recital, André Melançon, provided by the National Film Board of Canada

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Credits
  • director
    André Melançon
  • script
    André Melançon
  • producer
    Paul Larose
  • photography
    Pierre Mignot
  • sound
    Claude Hazanavicius
  • editing
    Jacques Jarry
  • music recording
    Roger Lamoureux
  • re-recording
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • music
    Alain Clavier
  • cast
    Claude Jolicoeur
    Monique Larocque
    André Poirier
    Mireille Bienvenu
    Daniel Legault
    Jean-Guy Bondu
    Alphonse Bélanger
    Francis Mankiewicz
    Pierre Dupuis
    Paule Boucard
    Philippe Contant
    Paul Gascon
    Josée Sarrazin

  • rongor

    poignant. I laughed. It's great. how very Canadian.

    rongor, 23 Apr 2013
  • MovieVigilante

    Boston Bruins jerseys in Montreal Canadiens' and Quebec Nordiques' territory? Those kids were brave.

    MovieVigilante, 23 Oct 2012
  • jason3fc

    Once you get past the hilarious ADR, this is pretty decent.

    jason3fc, 18 Oct 2011
  • TOM

    Loved it

    TOM, 29 Sep 2011

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