Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michèle Mercure
The bride
Lead
Han Masson
Daybe
Catherine Brunelle
Darling
Marie Ouellet
Mireille
Monique Mercure
The mother
Valérie Déjoie
Estelle
Claude Maher
The groom
Gilles Renaud
The father
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Paule Baillargeon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Red Kitchen is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
