L'oreille d'un sourd

Overview

A philandering wife and a sleazy womanizing con-man team up to off a troublesome father-in-law in this acid-tinged French Canadian black comedy. Leon, the con-artist makes his living cheating Catholic bingo players by hosting bogus religious pilgrimages. He is involved with a woman, but that doesn't stop him from getting involved with the frustrated Sophie who hates living in a tiny apartment with her lazy husband, her ever-gloomy teenage daughter and her husband's demanding, self-centered father, Emile. Sophie is so desperate to escape and start a new life that she convinces Leon to help her kill Emile who allegedly has $150,000 tucked away. The murder is to occur during one of Leon's pilgrimages. He convinces his son Paolo, an ex-con, to assist. Despite their careful planning, nothing prepares the would-be killers for the surprising result.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 28, 1996

Original language

English

Cast

Sylvie Laliberté,Thérèse Morange,Marc St. Pierre,Marcel Sabourin,Marc-André Bélanger,Paul Hébert,Marilys Ducharme,André Montmorency,Jean-Guy Moreau,Réal Desrochesand 5 more

Director

Mario Bolduc

Writer

Mario Bolduc

Cinematography

Robert Vanherweghem

Music

Hélène Bombardier

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0117257