The Confessional (1995)
Le confessionnal (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 40min
- Drama, Mystery
- 16 Aug 1996 (USA)
- Movie
- 8 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Lothaire Bluteau | ... |
Pierre Lamontagne
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Patrick Goyette | ... |
Marc Lamontagne
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Jean-Louis Millette | ... |
Raymond Massicotte
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Kristin Scott Thomas | ... |
L'assistante de Hitchcock
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Ron Burrage | ... |
Alfred Hitchcock
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Richard Fréchette | ... |
André Lamontagne
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François Papineau | ... |
Paul-Émile Lamontagne
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Marie Gignac | ... |
Françoise Lamontagne
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Normand Daneau | ... |
The Young Priest Massicotte
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Anne-Marie Cadieux | ... |
Manon
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Suzanne Clément | ... |
Rachel
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Lynda Beaulieu | ... |
Jeanne d'Arc
(as Lynda Lepage-Beaulieu)
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Pascal Rollin | ... |
The Parish Priest Laliberte
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Billy Merasty | ... |
Moose
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Paul Hébert | ... |
The Parish Priest (1989)
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Marthe Turgeon | ... |
The Healer
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Renée Hudon | ... |
Self
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Adreanne Lepage-Beaulieu | ... |
Evelyne
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Andrée-Anne Théroux-Faille | ... |
The Young Renee Hudon
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Rodrigue Proteau | ... |
The Verger
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Philippe Paquin | ... |
Sauna Employee
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Pierre Hébert | ... |
Old Man in Sauna
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Nathalie D'Anjou | ... |
Garance
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Danielle Fichaud | ... |
Police officer #1
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Jules Philip | ... |
Police officer #2
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Jacques Laroche | ... |
Police officer #3
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Claude-Nicolas Demers | ... |
Manon's Child
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Jean-Philippe Côté | ... |
Montgomery Clift Double
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Tristan Wiseman | ... |
Young André Lamontagne
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Marc-Olivier Tremblay | ... |
New-Born Marc Lamontagne
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Jacques Brouillet | ... |
Man in Restaurant
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Jean-Paul L'Allier | ... |
The Mayor of Quebec
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Denis Bernard | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Serge Laflamme | ... |
Le percussionniste (uncredited)
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Carl Mathieu | ... |
Man in church (uncredited)
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Directed by
Robert Lepage |
Written by
Robert Lepage | ... | () |
Produced by
Philippe Carcassonne | ... | producer |
Daniel Louis | ... | line producer |
Steve Norris | ... | executive producer |
David Puttnam | ... | producer |
Denise Robert | ... | producer |
Music by
Sacha Puttnam |
Cinematography by
Alain Dostie |
Editing by
Emmanuelle Castro |
Editorial Department
Pierre Campau | ... | color timer (as Pierre Campeau) |
Lusse Cloutier | ... | second assistant editor |
Jean Dubreuil | ... | additional editor: France |
Aube Foglia | ... | first assistant editor |
Alexandre Legault | ... | trainee assistant editor |
Laurent Rouan | ... | additional editor: France (as Laurent Roüan) |
Sylvie Roy | ... | post-production coordinator |
Casting By
Lucie Robitaille |
Production Design by
François Laplante |
Art Direction by
François Laplante |
Set Decoration by
Monique Dion | ||
Ken Meany | ||
Real Ouellette |
Costume Design by
Barbara Kidd |
Makeup Department
Brigitte Bilodeau | ... | assistant makeup artist |
André Duval | ... | hair stylist |
Anny Girard | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Réjean Perron | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Cécile Rigault | ... | key makeup artist |
Claude Roussel | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
Brigitte Faure | ... | production manager |
Muriel Lizé | ... | production manager |
Andréane Melançon | ... | assistant unit manager |
Mario Nadeau | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Normand Labelle | ... | third assistant director |
France Lemieux | ... | assistant director: Quebec |
Laurence Mercier | ... | trainee assistant director |
Sylvie Perron | ... | second assistant director |
Louis-Philippe Rochon | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Gérald Beaudet | ... | swing gang |
Alexis Goufas | ... | swing gang |
Denis Hamel | ... | property master |
Claude Jacques | ... | property master |
Benoît Jolivet | ... | swing gang |
Helene Lamarre | ... | art coordinator |
Paul Le Maire | ... | swing gang |
Michel Saint-Onge | ... | swing gang |
Richard Tanguay | ... | swing gang |
Zylon | ... | storyboard artist |
Tristan Tondino | ... | head scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Nick Berry | ... | sound editor |
Monique Bisson | ... | sound transfer |
Diane Boucher | ... | dialogue editor |
Jo Caron | ... | foley recordist |
Martin Cazes | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
Diane Douville | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
Jérôme Décarie | ... | foley artist |
Paul Hébert | ... | assistant foley artist |
Jean-Claude Laureux | ... | sound |
Luc Mireault | ... | pos-synchronization assistant editor |
Antoine Morin | ... | sound effects editor |
Jacques Plante | ... | assistant foley sound / post-synchronization editor |
Nicky Sargent | ... | sound production manager |
Micky Sebastian | ... | post-synchronization |
Hans Peter Strobl | ... | re-recording mixer |
Brigitte Taillandier | ... | assistant sound |
Alex Tate | ... | sound production manager |
Special Effects by
Robert Carpentier | ... | special effects technician |
Pierre L'Heureux | ... | special effects technician |
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard | ... | special effects technician (as Pierre Rivard) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Chabot | ... | grip |
Robert Courtemanche | ... | grip |
René Daigle | ... | assistant camera |
François Dupéré | ... | key grip |
Paul Gravel | ... | first assistant camera |
René Guillard | ... | electrician |
Sylvain Hardy | ... | electrician |
Claudel Huot | ... | still photographer |
Pierric Jouvante | ... | electrician |
André L'Heureux | ... | additional electrician |
Alan Lennox | ... | steadicam operator |
Patrick Lima | ... | grip |
Jean Lépine | ... | assistant camera: second camera |
Philippe Martel | ... | assistant camera |
Pierre Mignot | ... | assistant camera: second camera |
Eric Morin | ... | second assistant camera |
André Poitras | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
Sandrine Rousseau | ... | trainee grip: Montreal |
Mike Sallustio | ... | additional electrician (as Michel Sallustio) |
Jocelyn Simard | ... | assistant camera |
Normand Viau | ... | gaffer (as Norman Viau) |
James Zubilewich | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Paul Cauffopé | ... | casting: Québec |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Chouinard | ... | wardrobe |
Monic Ferland | ... | costumer |
Josée Lebrasseur | ... | wardrobe assistant |
William McPhail | ... | assistant costumer |
Marcia Potvin | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Madeleine Tremblay | ... | wardrobe assistant |
Location Management
Danielle Audet | ... | location manager |
Ginette Hébert | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Jonathan Allen | ... | music recordist: Abbey Road Studios |
Jonathan Cook | ... | music recordist: Metropolis Studios |
Stefan Girardet | ... | composer: additional music |
Matt Howe | ... | orchestrations recording |
Alex Street | ... | music recordist: Metropolis Studios |
Adrian Utley | ... | composer: additional music |
Ray Williams | ... | executive music producer |
Gavyn Wright | ... | orchestra manager |
Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
France Lachapelle | ... | script supervisor |
Jane Wittekind | ... | script consultant |
Transportation Department
David Clermont Beique | ... | driver |
André Parent | ... | period vehicles |
Additional Crew
Serge Alary | ... | production accountant (as Jean Serge Alary) |
Valérie Allard | ... | unit publicist: Canada |
Honghanh Nguyen Ann | ... | assistant accountant |
Helen Avins | ... | production staff: Enigma |
Jean Barcelo | ... | consultant: Japan |
Claude Boulet | ... | remote-cam technician |
Sandrine Boulet | ... | production staff: Cinéa |
Marie Brazeau | ... | production coordinator |
Jean Brien | ... | accountant |
Myriam Bruguière | ... | unit publicist |
Marie-Laurence Cannet | ... | auditor |
Brigitte Charland | ... | production secretary |
Normand Chaurette | ... | dialogue consultant |
Tanja Cooper | ... | production staff: Enigma (as Tanya Cooper) |
Eric Couture | ... | projectionist: dailies |
Jacky Fitt | ... | production staff: Enigma |
Dennis Gillson | ... | rear projection consultant (as Dennis R.Gillson) |
Huguette Giroux | ... | production staff: Cinémaginaire |
Marine Guez | ... | production staff: Cinéa |
Valerie Kemp | ... | production staff: Enigma |
Aimée Leduc | ... | projectionist: rear projection |
Oscar Lopez | ... | production assistant |
Steve Louis | ... | title designer |
Zénaïde Lussier | ... | law consultant |
Eric Luzy | ... | caterer |
Élaine Mathton-Boivin | ... | courier |
Serge Nadeau | ... | astral tech laboratory manager |
Phil Nicol | ... | programmer |
Chris Paton | ... | unit publicist |
Dominique Segall | ... | unit publicist: France |
Steve Simard | ... | production assistant |
Philippe Soldevila | ... | assistant: Robert Lepage |
Julie Thouin | ... | production staff: Cinémaginaire |
Mark Warrick | ... | assistant: Ray Williams |
Hangfen Wei | ... | production staff: Cinémaginaire (as Wei Hang Fen) |
Thanks
Denys Arcand | ... | thanks |
Caroline Benjo | ... | thanks |
Nicole Boisvert | ... | thanks (as Nicole M. Boisvert) |
Suzanne Cloutier | ... | thanks |
J.D. Fanger | ... | special thanks |
Isobel Griffiths | ... | special thanks |
Robert Gurik | ... | thanks |
Louis Hamel | ... | thanks |
Michel Houle | ... | thanks |
Caroline Killoury | ... | special thanks |
Jean-Paul L'Allier | ... | special thanks |
Germaine Lepage | ... | thanks |
Esther Pelletier | ... | thanks |
Gilles Pelletier | ... | thanks |
Aline Perry | ... | thanks |
Simon Perry | ... | thanks |
Peter Raeburn | ... | special thanks |
David Read | ... | special thanks: EMI Music |
Jean-Pierre St-Michel | ... | thanks |
Michel Tremblay | ... | thanks |
Tiggy Williams | ... | special thanks |
John Woollcombe | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Canal+ Productions (participation)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (participation)
- Channel Four Films
- Cinéa
- Cinémaginaire Inc.
- Enigma Productions
- European Co-production Fund (participation)
- Gouvernement du Québec (participation)
- Société Générale des Industries Culturelles du Québec (SOGIC) (participation)
- Téléfilm Canada
Distributors
- Alliance Vivafilm (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Mikado Film (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Vision Films (1996) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Národní Filmový Archiv (NFA) (1998) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Pan Européenne Distribution (1995) (France) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Film International (1995) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- TiMe Filmverleih (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye
- Astro Distribution (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
- Budapest Film (Hungary)
- Europa Filmes (2000) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Mondadori Video (Italy) (video)
- Sogepaq Distribución (Spain)
- WME Home Entertainment (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Intrigue (special effects)
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (strings recorded at)
- Alpha (film archive sources)
- Aquarium de Québec (special thanks)
- Art Appliqué (scenic painting by)
- Atelier L'Envers du Décor (construction: Quebec)
- Bureau de Cinéma de Montréal (special thanks)
- Bureau des Arts et de la Culture de Québec (special thanks)
- Bureau du Film de Québec (special thanks)
- Central Japan Railway Company (Mount Fuji archives)
- Cinémathèque Québecoise (special thanks)
- Conférence Permanente/Québec Ville d'Art (special thanks)
- Deluxe Toronto (optical transfer)
- Department of Transport Quebec (special thanks)
- Dusson Synchro (dialogue transfer)
- Décors Notre Dame (construction: Quebec)
- Eglise Saint Zéphirin de Stadacona, Québec (special thanks)
- Fauteux, Bruno, Bussière, Leewarden (accounting)
- Film Finances Canada (completion bond)
- Hotel Nippondohara Shizokua (special thanks)
- Hôtal Le Châteu Frontenac, Québec (special thanks)
- Hôtel Hilton, Québec (special thanks)
- Ixion Communications (press relations: Canada)
- Kinograph Inc. (subtitles: Canada))
- Kodak Canada (film stock)
- La Mairie et la Ville de Québec (special thanks)
- Laser Video Titres (subtitles)
- Le Groupe Eclipse (lighting equipment)
- Le Valet de Coeur (special thanks)
- Les Entreprises de montage final (dailies synching)
- Les Réalisations NGL Inc. (construction: Quebec)
- Luminefix Inc. (titles and opticals)
- Metropolis Studios (music mixed at/choir recorded at)
- Modulations (sound studios: Montreal)
- Moliflex-Whyte (equipment)
- Molinare Studio (sound studio: London)
- National Film Board of Canada (NFB) (rear projection)
- Negbec Films (negative cutting)
- Office Municipal de Développement Économique de Québec (special thanks)
- Office du Tourisme et des Congrès de la Communauté urbaine de Québec (special thanks)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses provided by)
- Parcs Canada (special thanks)
- Pollyanna Productions (music production)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Service des Communications et des Relations extérieures de la Ville de Québec (special thanks)
- Sharp Eléctronique (special thanks)
- Société Radio-Canada (TV news extracts by)
- Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) (special thanks)
- Studio Lezard (titles)
- Taillefer Desjardins (insurance)
- The Associates (Japanese ad by)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
- Warner Bros. (thanks: scenes from "I Confess")
Storyline
Plot Summary |
The year is 1952, in Québec City, Québec. Rachel (Suzanne Clément), sixteen, unmarried, and pregnant, works in the church. Filled with shame, she unburdens her guilt to a young Priest under the confidentiality of the confessional. In the present year of 1994, Pierre Lamontagne (Lothaire Bluteau) has returned to Québec to attend his father's funeral. He meets up with his adopted brother, Marc (Patrick Goyette), who has begun questioning his identity and has embarked on a quest for his roots that would lead them to the Québec of the 1950s. Past and present converge in a complex web of intrinque where the answer to the mystery lies.
Written by L.H. Wong |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Theatrical movie debut as a director for Robert Lepage, a famed Canadian play director. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Joyeux Calvaire (1996). See more » |
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