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1990 Canadian film

An Imaginary Tale

French	Une histoire inventée

Directed by	André Forcier
Written by	André Forcier Jacques Marcotte
Produced by	Robin Spry Claudio Luca (producer and executive producer) Jamie Brown (executive producer) Louise Abastado (associate producer)
Starring	Tony Nardi Jean Lapointe Louise Marleau Charlotte Laurier
Cinematography	Georges Dufaux
Edited by	Aube Foglia François Gill
Music by	Serge Fiori
Production companies	Telescene Film Group Productions Les Productions C.M. Luca
Distributed by	Astral Films
Release date	4 October 1990 (1990-10-04)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French
Box office	$ 487,809

An Imaginary Tale (French: Une histoire inventée) is a 1990 Canadian drama film directed by André Forcier. The film was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 63rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

Toni (Nardi) is the director of a staged rendition of Othello in Montreal. It is a pet project of his, financed by his mafia uncle. Unbeknownst to him, the audiences are also rounded up and paid by the same uncle. Some of them have seen every performance of this tragic play, and are understandably bored, so when the backstage romantic events of the actors result in absurd situations onstage, the audience is delighted. There are a huge number of romantic situations going on in this film at the same time. One of them involves Gaston (Lapointe), a somewhat world-weary jazz musician, and Florence (Marleau), a glamorous middle-aged woman who has been pining for him for years. Another involves two members of the musician's jazz trio. Yet another involves the play's Desdemona, Soledad (Laurier), the girlfriend of the man playing Othello, who can't keep his hands off his dresser. She is also Florence's niece.

Awards and nominations

1991
- Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction - André Forcier - Nominated
- Genie Award for Best Motion Picture - Claudio Luca, Robin Spry - Nominated
- Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay - Jacques Marcotte, André Forcier - Nominated
1990
- Montreal World Film Festival Most Popular Film - André Forcier - Nominated - Won
- Sudbury Cinefest Best Canadian Film - André Forcier - Won

References

Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

Une histoire inventée at IMDb

v t e William Shakespeare's Othello
Characters	Othello Desdemona Iago Cassio Emilia Bianca Roderigo Brabantio
Source	Della descrittione dell’Africa (1550) by Leo Africanus "Un Capitano Moro" from Gli Hecatommithi (1565) by Cintio
Stage adaptations	The Duke of Milan (1623) Love's Sacrifice (1633) Masquerade (1835) Othello (1951) Catch My Soul (US; 1969) Catch My Soul (UK; 1970) Desdemona (2011)
Opera and ballet adaptations	Otello (1816; opera by Rossini) Otello (1887; opera by Verdi) Othello (1892; overture) The Moor's Pavane (1949; ballet) Othello (1998; ballet score) Bandanna (1999; opera)
Films	1922 1951 1955 1965 1995
TV	1964 Australia 1981 1990 1994 2001
Film adaptations	Jubal (1956) All Night Long (1962) Catch My Soul (1974) Kaliyattam (1997) O (2001) Souli (2004) Omkara (2006) Jarum Halus (2008)
From Verdi	Otello (1906; film) Othello Ballet Suite/Electronic Organ Sonata No. 1 (1967; ballet suite) Otello (1986; film) The Othello Syndrome (2008; album)
Paintings	Othello
Phrases	"Beast with two backs"
Related	Othello error Filming Othello
Story within a story	Carnival (1921 film) Carnival (1931 film) The Deceiver (1931) Men Are Not Gods (1936) A Double Life (1947) Saptapadi (1961) The Dresser (1980 play) The Dresser (1983 film) Goodnight Desdemona (1988) An Imaginary Tale (1990) Red Velvet (2012 play) The Dresser (2015 film)
Related	Cultural references to Othello

v t e Films directed by André Forcier
La mort vue par... (1966) Chroniques Labradoriennes (1967) The Return of the Immaculate Conception (1971) Night Cap (1974) Bar Salon (1974) A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (1976) Au clair de la lune (1983) Kalamazoo (1988) An Imaginary Tale (1990) The Wind from Wyoming (1994) The Countess of Baton Rouge (1998) Acapulco Gold (2004) The United States of Albert (2005) Je me souviens (2009) Coteau rouge (2011) Kiss Me Like a Lover (2015) Forgotten Flowers (2019) Ababooned (2024)

Films directed by André Forcier

La mort vue par... (1966)
Chroniques Labradoriennes (1967)
The Return of the Immaculate Conception (1971)
Night Cap (1974)
Bar Salon (1974)
A Pacemaker and a Sidecar (1976)
Au clair de la lune (1983)
Kalamazoo (1988)
An Imaginary Tale (1990)
The Wind from Wyoming (1994)
The Countess of Baton Rouge (1998)
Acapulco Gold (2004)
The United States of Albert (2005)
Je me souviens (2009)
Coteau rouge (2011)
Kiss Me Like a Lover (2015)
Forgotten Flowers (2019)
Ababooned (2024)

v t e Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
1971—1999	Mon oncle Antoine (1971) The True Nature of Bernadette (1972) Les Ordres (1975) J.A. Martin Photographer (1977) A Scream from Silence (1979) Good Riddance (1980) The Plouffe Family (1981) Wild Flowers (1982) The Tin Flute (1983) Sonatine (1984) Jacques and November (1985) The Decline of the American Empire (1986) Night Zoo (1987) The Revolving Doors (1988) Jesus of Montreal (1989) An Imaginary Tale (1990) A Bullet in the Head (1991) Léolo (1992) The Sex of the Stars (1993) My Friend Max (1994) The Confessional (1995) Not Me! (1996) Cosmos (1997) August 32nd on Earth (1998) Set Me Free (1999)
2000—present	Maelström (2000) Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001) Soft Shell Man (2002) The Barbarian Invasions (2003) Far Side of the Moon (2004) C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005) Water (2006) Days of Darkness (2007) The Necessities of Life (2008) I Killed My Mother (2009) Incendies (2010) Monsieur Lazhar (2011) War Witch (2012) Gabrielle (2013) Mommy (2014) Felix and Meira (2015) It's Only the End of the World (2016) Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017) Family First (2018) Antigone (2019) 14 Days, 12 Nights (2020) Drunken Birds (2021) Eternal Spring (2022) Rojek (2023) Universal Language (2024)

Canadian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

1971—1999

Mon oncle Antoine (1971)
The True Nature of Bernadette (1972)
Les Ordres (1975)
J.A. Martin Photographer (1977)
A Scream from Silence (1979)
Good Riddance (1980)
The Plouffe Family (1981)
Wild Flowers (1982)
The Tin Flute (1983)
Sonatine (1984)
Jacques and November (1985)
The Decline of the American Empire (1986)
Night Zoo (1987)
The Revolving Doors (1988)
Jesus of Montreal (1989)
An Imaginary Tale (1990)
A Bullet in the Head (1991)
Léolo (1992)
The Sex of the Stars (1993)
My Friend Max (1994)
The Confessional (1995)
Not Me! (1996)
Cosmos (1997)
August 32nd on Earth (1998)
Set Me Free (1999)

2000—present

Maelström (2000)
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner (2001)
Soft Shell Man (2002)
The Barbarian Invasions (2003)
Far Side of the Moon (2004)
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)
Water (2006)
Days of Darkness (2007)
The Necessities of Life (2008)
I Killed My Mother (2009)
Incendies (2010)
Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
War Witch (2012)
Gabrielle (2013)
Mommy (2014)
Felix and Meira (2015)
It's Only the End of the World (2016)
Hochelaga, Land of Souls (2017)
Family First (2018)
Antigone (2019)
14 Days, 12 Nights (2020)
Drunken Birds (2021)
Eternal Spring (2022)
Rojek (2023)
Universal Language (2024)

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