The Three Madeleines
Released: May 15, 2000Runtime: 82 minLanguage: FR
Three women who share a familial bond but little more come to know each other better in this beautifully-photographed drama. Marie-Madeleine (Sylvie Drapeau) is a photographer in her mid-30s who, for the first time, has come into contact with Mado (France Arbour), her biological mother, who put her up for adoption shortly after she was born. Marie-Madeleine is to take a long road trip for a magazine assignment, and she invites Mado along. Joining the two women is Marie-Madeleine's daughter (Isadora Galwey), who has yet to meet her German father. The three women share their thoughts and ideas as they travel through an idyllic setting to photograph birds. Les Fantomes des Trois Madeleine was shown at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival as part of the Directors Fortnight series.
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Sylvie Drapeau
as Marie-Madeleine
France Arbour
as Mado
Isadora Galwey
as Jeune Madeleine
Kathleen Fortin
as Mado jeune 17 ans
Maxim Gaudette
as Gérard Mado jeune's boyfriend
Isabelle Blais
as Jeanne
Monique Joly
as Stuffed birds' collector
Luc Proulx
as Léonard
Jean Guy Bouchard
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Patrick Goyette
as Pierre
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