Backyard Theatre (1973)

7.0/10 30 min Documentary

Overview

Backyard Theatre is a documentary about playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard’s flavourful brand of Quebec theatre, which captured the earthy wit and joual (slang) of Montreal's East End working-class neighbourhood. The film features impromptu improvisation by the cast of Les belles-soeurs and Demain matin, Montréal m'attend, two genre-defining plays.

Cast

Michel Tremblay

Himself

André Brassard

Himself

Ève Gagnier

Amulette Garneau

Mirielle Lachance

Monique Mercure

Denise Morelle

Denise Filiatrault

Louise Forestier

Claude Gai

André Montmorency

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