Lessons on Life (1989)
1h 38m
Running Time
August 24, 1989Release Date
Plot.
A day in the life of a Quebec magazine writer - his fortieth birthday - from his dream before waking to his last act before sleeping. He looks back over his life, his thoughts, and his loves.
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Cast & Crew.
Paule Baillargeon
Madeleine
Normand Chouinard
Him
Paule Marier
Pascale
Josée Chaboillez
Nicole
Hubert Reeves
Hubert
Guy Nadon
The editor
Elzbieta Koczorowski
Eve
Sylvie-Catherine Beaudoin
Eye Specialist
Marie-Josée Gauthier
Geneviève
Frédérique Collin
Thérèse
Marcel Sabourin
Bertrand
France Castel
Jeanne
Hugolin Chevrette
The Child
Jean Derome
Robert / Music
Jean Beaudry
Librarian
Hélène Bélanger-Martin
Hitchhiker
Martin Drainville
Hitchhiker
Marie Dupont
Narrator
Mikaelle Jean
The Beautiful Stranger
Jean-Marc Leonard
The Garage Owner
Michael Nadeau
Locker room neighbor
Chantal Plante
Cashier
Marc Rivet
Eve's Student
Richard Roy
Varimag Customer
Maia Sabbagh Leduc
Child in the restaurant
Mona Sabbagh
Mother in the restaurant
Daniel Tremblay
Police Officer
Suzanne Dussault
Producer
René Lussier
Music
Louis Hone
Music Score Producer
Michel Langlois
Writer
Hans Peter Strobl
Sound Mixer
Michel Dandavino
Production Manager
Marie-Claude Gagné
Dialogue Editor
Kathryn Casault
Makeup Artist
Jacques Leduc
Writer / Director
Jean Delorme
Music
Pierre Bernier
Editor
Marie-Carole de Beaumont
Production Design
Pierre Latour
Producer
René Malo
Producer
Louise Jobin
Costume Design
Claude Beaugrand
Sound
Pierre Letarte
Director of Photography
Marc André Berthiaume
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 24, 1989
Original NameTrois pommes à côté du sommeil
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 38m
Genres
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Wiki.
Lessons on Life (French: Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jacques Leduc and released in 1989. The film stars Normand Chouinard as an unnamed magazine journalist who is reflecting on his life, and the important influence of three women on it, on the occasion of his 40th birthday.
The cast also includes Paule Baillargeon, Paule Marier, Hubert Reeves, Marcel Sabourin, Guy Nadon, Marie-Josée Gauthier, Frédérique Collin and France Castel.
The film won the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma at the Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois in 1990.