J.A. Martin Photographer

1977

1h 41m

6.2(9 votes)

Drama

Overview

The wife of photographer J.A. Martin decides to go with him in his tour of the hard Canadian countryside at the turn of the century. She hopes the intimacy will revive their marriage.

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45 members

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Monique Mercure

Rose-Aimée Martin

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Marcel Sabourin

J. A. Martin

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Jacques Bilodeau

Hormidas Lambert

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Yvan Canuel

Uncle Joseph

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Jean Lapointe

Adhémar

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Colette Courtois

Mrs. Lambert

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Pierre Gobeil

Mr. Tremblay

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Guy L'Ecuyer

Raoul

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Germaine Lemyre

Aunt Demerise

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Yvon Leroux

Hector

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Denise Proulx

Hotel's Owner

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Henry Ramer

Scott

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Denis Robinson

Julien Tremblay

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Marthe Thierry

Granma

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Catherine Tremblay

Dolores Martin

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Mariette Duval

Neighbor

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Art

Denis Hamel

Mathieu Martin

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Stéphane L'Ecuyer

David Martin

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Marthe Nadeau

Aunt Aline

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André St-Denis

The Habitant

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Robert Desroches

Hotel's Owner

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Charlie Beauchamp

The Old Man

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Luce Guilbeault

Mrs. Beaupré

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Denis Drouin

Beaupré

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Madeleine Pageau

A Client

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Éric Gaudry

A Client

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Walter Massey

Mr. Wilson

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Jean Mathieu

A Worker

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Pierre Daignault

Square Dance Caller

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Paul Cormier

Fiddler

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Bobby Lalonde

Fiddler

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Jocelyn Bérubé

Fiddler

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Louise Dubigue

The Bride

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Gaétan Girard

The Groom

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Colette Berthiaume

Dancer

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Jean-Louis Berthiaume

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Francine Dufault

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Jean-Paul Lebel

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Mireille Machado

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René Rivest

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André St-Pierre

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Monique St. Pierre

Dancer

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Françoise Berd

An Old Maid

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Christiane Breton

An Old Maid

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Colette Dorsay

An Old Maid

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