La Tête de Normande St-Onge
1975
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Synopsis
Working as a pharmacy clerk while dreaming of escape through dance, Normande St-Onge supports a household of dependent and unstable relatives. As her efforts to protect and hold together her improvised family intensify, the pressures of exploitation, eviction, and emotional isolation push her toward psychological collapse. Directed by Gilles Carle, the film blurs the boundary between fantasy and breakdown.
Key facts
Cast
Serge Allaire, Denys Arcand, Reynald Bouchard, Jean-Pierre Cartier, Raymond Cloutier, Jean Comtois, Anne-Marie Ducharme, J.-Léo Gagnon
Original language
French
Production companies
PRODUCTIONS CARLE-LAMY
Distributors
CINÉPIX
Funding
SOCIÉTÉ DE DÉVELOPPEMENT DE L'INDUSTRIE CINÉMATOGRAPHIQUE CANADIENNE
Setting
Quebec
Crew
Screenplay
Ben Barzman, Gilles Carle
Producer
Pierre Lamy
Cinematography
Michel Brault, Andy Chmura, Louis De Ernsted, François Protat, Jocelyn Simard, Jean-Charles Tremblay
Editing
Gilles Carle, Avdé Chiriaeff, Babalou Hamelin
Music
Lewis Furey
Stills
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Titles
| Original title | La Tête de Normande St-Onge | French |
| Alternate title | La Tête de Normande Saint-Onge | |
| Alternate title | The Head of Normande St-Onge | |
| Alternate title | Normande | |
| Alternate title | Nothing |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Gilles Carle |
| Cast | Serge Allaire, Denys Arcand, Reynald Bouchard, Jean-Pierre Cartier, Raymond Cloutier, Jean Comtois, Anne-Marie Ducharme, J.-Léo Gagnon, Claude Gai, Rénée Girard, Carmen Giroux, Robert Gravel, Gaétan Guimond, Gil Laroche, Serge Lasalle, Carole Laure, Yves Massicotte, Thérèse Morange, Marcelle Pallascio |
| Screenplay | Ben Barzman, Gilles Carle |
| Producer | Pierre Lamy |
| Cinematography | Michel Brault, Andy Chmura, Louis De Ernsted, François Protat, Jocelyn Simard, Jean-Charles Tremblay |
| Editing | Gilles Carle, Avdé Chiriaeff, Babalou Hamelin |
| Music | Lewis Furey |
| Production design | Jocelyn Joly |
| Sound | Joe Grimaldi, Henri Blondeau, Normand Mercier |
| Costumes | Claude Aubin, Huguette Gagné |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
